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Hmm interesting. I wonder if silver that sits in seawater looks pitted like that. What does it weigh?
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm guessing an acid trip.
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Rest in Peace
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Either extreme acid bath or lousy cast copy .  |
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Too bad.... Could have been a nice coin.
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I know it's a sin, thanks. Can an almost pure silver coin have a mint error where it destroys it similar to to this?
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@MC, theoretically, if this coin was struck with rusted dies, the surface could be somewhat pitted. However, this coin is either a poorly cast fake (or more likely, a real coin that has been exposed to something which has corroded away some of the silver).
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Bedrock of the Community
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Can't recall ever seeing a Franklin struck from rusted dies.
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Yes that is true @cf (and why I said "theoretically"). For the few US coins that have been, aren't the fields somewhat pitted? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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I think it is a metal detector find from acidic soil. John1  |
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Looks a lot like Ben took a "Dirt Nap" for a few years and was later found and cleaned. I would think it's a metal detector find and not an error. I don't think the mint would use dies that were in this condition to strike a "modern" half dollar.
ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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Bedrock of the Community
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Well the weight is probably a bit low if it was acid or acidic soil. But it would be a silver melt coin for sure.
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I went to the pawn shop a bought any really ugly, smaller or larger than normal coin they had...all scrap. Eventually I hope to end up with something overlooked, if not I have silver. I have 3 messed up quarters and a couple buffaloes I'll post later
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I'll post weight also of the BF
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