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Valued Member
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Looking through a box of halves, I unwrap a roll and see this:  My heart starts racing. What could it be? Turns out it was this:    Other than a cruel strange joke, what is this? Someone got bored or what? |
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Valued Member
United States
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try to weigh it. If it weighs more than a clad half, then you probably have some gold! What are those numbers in pic 2 one both sides of the head?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Interesting......haven't seen anything like that before ! To test it.....just BITE IT !.....(no just kiddin !..  ) Edited by eaglefoot
04/11/2008 5:17 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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look at pic 2 the "gold" is wearing off, ahah its white gold or platinum, plated with yellow gold! that could prolly fetch 10k on ebayof course theres that tiny chance it could be painted. lol |
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Valued Member
United States
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i painted I penny when I was little, it got dumped into a coinstar with the rest of my penny jar. I think I started a trend
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Maybe it's a HSN or Franklin piece......."gold washed" coin perhaps ?
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Valued Member
 United States
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If it weighs more than a clad half, then you probably have some gold!
Thanks for making a person feel good...the rest of you are just mean!   Don't have high hopes for this to be anything buy some person's failed attempt at alchemy or more likely painting, but hey, who knows? I'll weigh it and put it on a magnet. Yeah, those dates are weird. Why counterstamp it with that? And although both sides make it seem like the "paint" is wearing off, the color looks pretty good for the most part. Not obviously spraypainted or whatever else they did to it. I included the pic of the edge because what caught my attention the most is the reeding. All the halves I've ever seen in circulation have at least a little to full wear. This one is as untouched as I've ever seen. A very well taken care of joke! I'll get you for this Gadget...if its the last thing I do!! *meow* |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I can't say that I wouldn't have gotten a bit excited for a moment, but is there a gold coin that is roughly the same size as a half? If there is I know what I want to find in my next box, you can keep the walkers. |
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United States
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Hehe, yeah, saying my eyes didn't get as big as saucers when I saw "gold" in that thar roll would of been a lie. Life can be cruel, huh?
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 United States
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Yeah, those dates are weird. Why counterstamp it with that? It is a novelty gift shop piece, commemorating the 25th anniversary of Kennedy's election. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You are not alone. I also found one exactly the same.
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United States
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You are not alone. I also found one exactly the same.
Whaaa? Really? Wow. What the heck. Well, there goes the rarity value. I'll contact my ebay buyer and tell them I'm refunding their 10k promptly. Thanks for the heads up And to think, I'm almost wasted a 2x2 on this thing. Though it is pretty cool. Worth less than $0.50 probably, but still cool to me. |
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Worth less than $0.50 probably,
Not really. There are people who collect counterstamps. You might get a small premium for it, but probably not anything worth the effort. quote:
but still cool to me
Absolutely! Keep it for a while as a conversation piece or give to a young relative! Edited by jbuck
04/11/2008 6:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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drop it on the ground if it rigs its fake
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United States
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I've gotten 1 or 2 of these before, I just put them on the side for future inspection. Itl ooks like it has been placed in some type of dye or chemical.
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Posted 04/11/2008 5:05 pm
