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United States
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Well it has $23 of silver in it. The wear and graffiti make it a damaged coin.
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Canada
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 to the CCF Looks like someone has scratched their initials into it . It is known as graffiti, a form of damage. Also when taking pictures, lay the coin on a flat surface and shoot head on. Shooting on an angle distorts the picture. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Morgan Silver Dollar. Graffiti damage as indicated, Minted in Philadelphia, worth keeping for its silver content.
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United States
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Lithuania
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But the initials are raised and not scratched
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 United States
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@colc, first welcome to CCF. Second, with regard to this graffiti being raised, that is true. However, it is also true that this is metal which has been displaced by the knife blade. Just adjacent to the raised lines you should see corresponding thin gouges.
"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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well said by Spence, intentional and unfortunate damage.
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United States
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If you know who the initials belong to, and can prove it (or add a backstory), then you have historical graffiti. It's always a fine line between disfigurement and historical significance, but damage usually wins.
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"Minted in Philadelphia" -- Hard to say, since there's no REV pic....
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Posted 08/21/2021 4:39 pm
