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Valued Member
United States
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United States
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Well since you're doing halves, I assume you know that 1965-1970 are 40% silver. It looks as if someone started stripping the coin for its silver, but I'm not sure. If it wasn't damaged like that (I'm assuming this isn't an error, someone with more experience please correct me if I'm wrong), it could go for a little above its scrap silver value because of 1965's lower mintage. Cool find.
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Valued Member
 United States
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I should add that the reeding on the edge doesn't show any damage that would have been caused by someone trying to force the layers apart.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
534 Posts |
I think this is a clamshell lamination. I've seen a few on these 40% coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3516 Posts |
It looks like a clamshell, but I'm not fully sure its not a trick coin
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Valued Member
United States
83 Posts |
It looks too neat to be a clamshell lamination error. I'm not saying it isn't one, but it just looks too perfect and symmetrical.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
5400 Posts |
Excellent example of a Clamshell lamination. Nice find.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
Looks like the layer is peeling off the cladding. First time I've seen this before.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3463 Posts |
Very nice find! I don't have any idea of the value but it is a nice one.  |
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United States
55 Posts |
Thanks everyone for taking a look and letting me know what you think! I should have put this in my original post but this coin weighs 11.5g (my scale only weighs to the first decimal place) and there is evidence of the strike on the layer underneath the peel up. I found this coin at an antique mall. It was in a bag with some tokens and foreign coins. It was buried in a basket with other bags of misc stuff and the dealer had no other coins for sale. I paid $5 for the bag and there happened to be two sac dollars (I checked and they are not the "cherrios" dollars) and a Presidential dollar coin in there with it. So its like I got this coin for $2!! The moral of the story....You never know where you are going to find a new addition for your collection so keep your eyes peeled! (no pun intended)  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The ghost image will be there on the real deal. I feel yours is the real deal. Nice snag!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3179 Posts |
Interesting find From 1965 to 1970, the outer layers contained a mix of 80% silver and 20% copper, while the inner core was composed of 20.9% silver and 79.1% copper. |
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United States
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I would have thought some metal worker did that with a lathe if I came across it. Never knew there was such a thing as a clam shell lamination. Lotta knowledgeable people here. :) Nice Coin!
Edited by MS70Error5
08/25/2016 9:22 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I associate a clamshell with a cracked planchet:  I would call it a peeling cladding. Still a great find. |
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