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New Member
United States
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I found an old looking coin at my grandmas today, it doesn't have a date on it that I can see and I've never seen what like it. It looks like parts are cut off.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 to the forum. That coin has the obverse (front side) of a Walking Liberty half dollar, which were minted from 1916 to 1947. I can sort of see a date of 1944; however, I'm not positive on that. The date appears below Lady Liberty's feet. It appears to have suffered some kind of damage around the rim, because the date should be a lot clearer to see than it is. Can you post a picture of the reverse (back side)? |
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 Australia
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It does have a date on it - looks like "1944" below Liberty's left foot. It does, however, have a much wider tim than a normal Walking Liberty half dolalr. The rim has not been "cut off", but rather it has been folded over. This coin has a "spooned rim". This can happen either by accident (such as being caught in an industrial dryer and rolling around in it for a few years) or deliberately (say, a bored prisoner tapping away at the coin repeatedly with a spoon). But either way, it is "damage", rather than a "mint error". Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
In case you were wondering,it's silver and it's worth somewhere around $10. It makes a nice little keepsake. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1215 Posts |
WELCOME! It looks like a Dryer Coin. The rim was pushed in continually because the coin took a spin in the dryer machine, thus, curving it inwards. I agree with Buddy in her assessment of value. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Just another thing; is to cheack to see if it is not magnetic just to be safe. If not magnetic its sliver and most likely real Oh and Edited by xd99xd
04/30/2015 7:32 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1476 Posts |
Dryer coin... maybe. Kind of looks like someone was trying to turn it into a ring to me. Maybe not.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Kind of looks like someone was trying to turn it into a ring to me. thats what I thought aswell. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1192 Posts |
The ugly type with the design only in the inside. You tap it with a hammer til it's the right size and then punch out the middle.people do it with walkers more then anything else.
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Moderator
United States
56855 Posts |
Looks like a spooned coin and a 1944,maybe a D or S. Value...Melt. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Keep it. Makes a good start for a coin collection. |
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United States
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to the Community! I have now moved your post post to the appropriate forum for the additional attention.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1657 Posts |
It might also have a bezel on it.
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Posted 04/30/2015 5:41 pm
