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Pillar of the Community
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The die crack caught my eye and I really like it. I have 2 questions on this coin. The area stemming from the "B" in Liberty looks odd to me. I have checked with other halfs that I have and this area isn't present? But this is the only 69' That I have. Next, This is a silver coin (looking at the edge,silver no copper color). This coin weighs 11.28g. According to the coin weight chart it should weigh 11.5g. Is this actually a silver coin or something else I haven't thought of? Any advice is greatly appreciated!     |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Die crack on the hair. Die wear off the top of the "b" area. Die wear shows on the devices closer to the rim in that same direction. So your coin was struck with an aged die. LDS (Late-Die-State)
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Thanks coop! Any thoughts on the weight?  |
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Well, it is a "silver" coin in the sense that the cladding (80%) and the core (20%) both contain silver totaling 40% by weight, and the silver rim is expected. Further, it's within the allowed Weight Tolerance (0.4g) for the issue. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Here is a weight chart for coins:  Basically used to determine which weight is for wrong stock strikes. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Rest in Peace
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Love that die crack. Good eyes. Congratulations.
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks. In all honesty, I have had this coin for about 3 months and decided to look at it again(3rd time at least)! I never noticed the crack before!
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice looking die crack and a great intuition to go back to the coin,well done  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Very nice! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks, I just can't believe I missed it 3-4 times!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice crack! The U.S. Mint at it's finest.
Errers and Varietys.
Edited by Errers and Varietys
08/18/2017 07:25 am
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Posted 08/17/2017 12:35 pm
