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I have been a casual collected for about 15 yrs now. This is the first coin I've ever seen with these markings/damage. Anyone have an idea what possibly made these marks?   |
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Moderator
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 to CCF. It is PMD. Someone with too much time on their hands did it. Not an error. It does have silver value though. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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probably old pocket knife damage.
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United States
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Yes damage and yes intentional. The specific tool? Certainly could be a knife, but impossible to know for sure.
Added: Welcome to CCF! I'm going to move this over to the classic US coin subforum.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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to the CCF! Looks like it was damaged and returned to circulation. It could have changed hands thousands and thousands of times with this damage. Someone then saw it and kept it. Do you remember where you got the coin? Not that it matters, I'm just curious.  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
United States
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Agree, just fanciful deliberate damage. to the CCF! |
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Thanks for all of your replies. You all are awesome. I should have come here long ago&  |
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New Member
United States
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Guys..... Help me out here please? How could a pocket knife do the damage I indicated in photo? Not sure how to RAISE portions of a coin... OP Can you mail me better pictures with much higher res please? I think someone damaged the coin thinking that the parts that were from the mint were done post minting. *** Edited by Staff - Please review the rules that you agreed to when you registered. *** |
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New Member
United States
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OOPS forgot pic in my haste and excitement  |
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New Member
United States
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How do you raise portions of a coin that I showed with arrows though? I thought pretty much impossible to ADD metal.... Another question sir, are the indicated marks raised?  Thwere are clearly tool marks, but also marks that you couldnt do as well IMO. Just our of coincidence I was finishing up a 5 year project on 1942 D Mercs this very morning. I bought 700, and studied thousands more. Yes all 42'D Mercs... Edited by Joemoris
08/22/2020 3:28 pm
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United States
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@jm, in each case for the OP's coin, there is a region where the tool dug into the surface of the coin. On one or both sides of those gouges are raised bumps were that metal was displaced. From what I see, this is 100% damage.
"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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to the Community! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sure is a shame what some people do to coins. |
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