1871 - P Seated Liberty Half Dollar

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SMPTX New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 12:10 pm Going through my family's estate coins, I found a 1871 - P Seated Liberty half dollar. Can't figure out why someone would carve a deep and perfect X in the coin. Looks to be have done while still in circulation. Is this something people would in back in the day to verify it being silver? Does this damage pretty much destroy any value to the coin? Thanks in advance. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 12:52 pm Shame. Does it have a mint mark on the reverse? Report this Post to the Staff
SMPTX New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 12:58 pm @Coinfrog no mint mark. So it's an assumed "P". Report this Post to the Staff
KenKat Pillar of the Community United States 4085 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 1:23 pm That would be considered "graffiti" - a form of damage that would definitely lower the value of the coin and take most of the collectible value out, especially since 1871-P is not a super scarce date/mint for that series. I don't know why people would carve an X into a coin like that. I don't think it was to verify that it was silver - that's really the point of minting coinage with a specific design by the mint - i.e., not easy to duplicate. The good news it is worth its value in silver so at a minimum it is worth $10 or so - maybe a bit more since there's probably still a little collectible value in it. It's maybe a $50-75 coin without the damage. My 7070 US Type Set My 7100 Lincoln Cent Set (now with updates!) Report this Post to the Staff
SMPTX New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 1:40 pm Thanks @KenKat Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 2:22 pm Agree, there is probably some premium here over melt, but not a lot. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
EagleEric New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 4:03 pm Could be a simple chop mark, possible the character for "7" or "10". https://coinweek.com/featured-news/...a-1600-1935/ Report this Post to the Staff
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