Check Out The Shield On This 1871-S Seated Liberty Half Dollar

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Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 04/23/2016 12:58 pm I saw this high grade coin on ebay, but in looking at it more closely, it appears that someone had some fun re-engraving the shield on the eagle's breast in a very crude manner. I haven't seen this done before. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff

westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7617 Posts	Posted 04/23/2016 1:09 pm No shortage of idiots. They crudely "tooled", and ruined, a very nice coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Andrew99 CCF Advertiser United States 1533 Posts	Posted 04/23/2016 1:24 pm This is what "tooled" means. Normally some idiot takes a scalpel to bands on a Mercury dime or bell lines on a Franklin. Never seen this before, though. Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 04/23/2016 1:39 pm GAAAAAHHHHHH!!! WHYYYYYYYY!!! Report this Post to the Staff
NDCENT Pillar of the Community United States 530 Posts	Posted 04/23/2016 4:03 pm And still "she's" beautiful. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/23/2016 4:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coinlover1899 Pillar of the Community United States 3058 Posts	Posted 04/23/2016 5:52 pm why would someone do this on a beautiful coin? Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 04/23/2016 6:37 pm It would be nice to hear the real story. For myself ... I just can't think of any good reason. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 04/23/2016 11:14 pm Seller hoping obverse steals all the attention. More than likely the reverse would only get a passing glance. I didn't even notice the reverse until I looked a second time. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
billjones Pillar of the Community United States 1499 Posts	Posted 04/24/2016 09:19 am If you look above the legend on the reverse, there are file marks before and above the word "STATES." This coin may have had problems before the second guy went to work on it. Report this Post to the Staff
Skippypnb Valued Member 59 Posts	Posted 04/24/2016 11:09 am Did anyone notice that the coin is also WHIZZED? Report this Post to the Staff
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