1973 Kennedy Half With Bizarre Mint Error.

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BallCoin New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 06/07/2021 2:09 pm My mom worked in a bank, and this coin caused a bit of an issue as I remember. She ended up 'buying' it at face value. It was in a roll of halves. I've seen burnishing ball entrapment before, and I have no clue what could be trapped inside this thing. Is it a ball that somehow gave JFK a goiter? Just curious if it might be worth something. As can be seen in the pictures, the 'bump' is on both sides. It looks kinda dirty too. Someone told me to not clean it. I've got tons of other old coins, but after googling for a 'price book', that was disappointing. Things like silver dimes, tons of those; a run of 9 $2 1964 bills worth about $18, Franklin silver coins, not worth much, Mercury dimes that are too worn, steel pennies worth a penny, etc. Disappointing... Also some old foreign coins and notes. Even post WWII script notes. Report this Post to the Staff

Adam_E Pillar of the Community United States 4846 Posts	Posted 06/07/2021 2:29 pm Unfortunately this did not happen at the mint. The coin was exposed to high heat that melted and expanded the inner copper core. The Nickel was in a glass transition state which allowed it to deform from the increased pressure from the copper core. Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 06/07/2021 2:31 pm to the CCF! The coin looks like it's been heated. It could have been a house fire or maybe someone did this intentionally. It caused the clad layers to separate from the copper core and that made these bubbles. It's not a mint error, just Post Mint Damage. PMD ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/07/2021 2:39 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188440 Posts	Posted 06/07/2021 2:57 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/07/2021 2:59 pm The bubbles can be flattened again. But the coin will never be worth more than face value. Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 06/08/2021 12:25 am I agree, this is a heat damaged coin, post mint damage ( PMD). to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 06/09/2021 10:05 pm If you look values for damage coins = metal value. No collector buy damages coins. You tell about other staff from bank and some could be value. Report this Post to the Staff
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