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Pillar of the Community
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aside from that it's just another well-circulated Kennedy half, I suppose. i added a normally-reeded half on last pic for comparison. first coin I have ever found with no reeding on the edges.     |
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Bedrock of the Community
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 Yep. |
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Pillar of the Community
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ground off? no, I disagree. the copper is still around the edges. if the reeding were ground off, wouldn't that copper be ground off, too? and wouldn't the edges show some kind of grinding evidence?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Notice the numerous tiny marks covering both sides of the coin? Those marks, coupled with the lack of reeding, indicate that this coin once saw extensive use in casino slot machines.
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Pillar of the Community
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plus, if it were ground off, the weight of the coin would differ dramatically. this coin- as well as two others I weighed for comparison- weighs 11.15g. the other two have reeded edges, but weigh exactly the same.
it doesn't look like it's been ground off, doesn't feel like it's been ground off, and the copper is still around the smooth edges.
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Rest in Peace
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Since the center of the clad is copper it would continue showing copper, as does yours, if it were ground down to the size of a nickel.
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Pillar of the Community
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well that would explain the billions of little marks all over it.
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Pillar of the Community
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Casino slot machine or removed reeding are the cause. Almost 100% sure it's PMD. |
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Pillar of the Community
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casino slot machine wins my vote. it's all marked up, and that would account for the marks.
but I remain confused about the copper. i'll have to do some reading.
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Pillar of the Community
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ahhhh, I did not realize that about the layers in the coin. I did not realize the copper band is actually a copper layer. I just read a little bit about it. now I understand.
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Rest in Peace
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 People do weird stuff to coins. Never hurts to ask. Once in awhile we do see a really good error coin so keep hunting. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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PSD. It could have been sanded. Or even a hail file could have removed the reeds.
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Those marks, coupled with the lack of reeding, indicate that this coin once saw extensive use in casino slot machines. That's precisely what this coin is and nothing else.I have seen 100's of them and played them in slot machines ( of course ,can't afford to do that anymore  ) |
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very interesting. i've never seen this before til now. outstanding. thanks to all for chiming in. I love this forum.
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