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Does That Say "Chicago" On This 1941 Walking Liberty Half Or Illusion?

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Not an illusion. Post Strike Damage of course, since this cannot happen at the U.S. Mint.
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Looks like Chicago to me
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Curious. Almost looks stenciled on. Are the outlines in any way raised?



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Edges are slightly raised
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From certain angles and lighting the writing is very bold and clear but mostly is not that noticeable at a casual glance.
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I have seen a coin on here before (maybe from @paralyse?) that had letters "toned" onto it from newsprint or the like. It's possible.

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Didn't know we had a Chicago mint?

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It looks like staining.
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Not random staining, clearly.
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It hasn't been "transferred" there - by, for example, being placed onto a piece of paper and left there for years - because a transfer would be mirror-imaged.

It also seems to me to be anti-staining, not a "stain" - the toning is slightly weaker inside the lettering. As if someone painted it on there using silver dip.
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This is a great brain bender, and a cool-looking coin.
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But there is no 'e' in Chicago?
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If you're talking about the character right in the middle of the coin on Liberty's hip area, I think that's a stylized "C", not a lower-case "E".
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I agree. It clearly says "Chicago". This was done deliberately at some point for a reason that we'll never know.
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Lol thank you for input, as I read through the replies it is very similar to the thoughts I had in my own head. Its a brain twister to say the least. I guess I will file under conversation piece...
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