Walking Liberty Half Dollar -- No Year?

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eepner New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 03/22/2009 12:23 pm Hello all. found this coin in the back of my dresser While the coin itself is in decent shape, the date is completely missing and it doesn't really look like it was scratched off. I have another of these 1917 which is very worn but you can still see the "17". Hints? Report this Post to the Staff

vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 03/22/2009 12:30 pm to the CCF! More than likely, your coin has been tampered with in some form or another. If this was a struck thru grease error, which most missing detail coins are, it would have affected other design elements as well around the date area. Not always, but as a general rule. swcoin.ecrater.com Edited by vermontensium 03/22/2009 12:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/22/2009 12:34 pm , Based on the condition of the coin the date should be readable. I think the date has been removed fo some unknown reason. Report this Post to the Staff
KenKat Pillar of the Community United States 4085 Posts	Posted 03/22/2009 2:46 pm Quote: ...the date is completely missing and it doesn't really look like it was scratched off Actually, it very much looks like someone scratched the date off to me. My 7070 US Type Set My 7100 Lincoln Cent Set (now with updates!) Report this Post to the Staff
eepner New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 03/22/2009 4:47 pm OK, thanks all. Why would anyone remove the date from a coin I wonder? And I suppose this renders the coin valueless except for its silver content? Thanks again. Report this Post to the Staff
Cole317 Valued Member United States 248 Posts	Posted 03/22/2009 4:53 pm That is weird, I have a few of those with worn out dates......worn out. Yours looks like it's in too good of condition for a missing date. And no, I would guess it's still worth a bit more than it's silver content, kind of like buffalos right? I'm not suggesting this, just asking, would he want to try an acid restore date technique thing? Oh and that's a pretty cool way to find a coin! Edited by Cole317 03/22/2009 4:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 03/22/2009 7:09 pm I see gouges where the date should be so I would have to say it was removed. Since the coin has been defaced then it would be worth just silver value. Even worn common dates do not have much, if any, value over silver melt. Date restoration does not work well on silver, that is a process that works much better on nickel alloy coins. Also, even if this was a cupronickel coin, the date would not restore since it has been removed, not worn off. Report this Post to the Staff
eepner New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 03/22/2009 9:41 pm Thanks again to all. And thanks for the welcomes. As you can tell I'm not much of a coin guy. I guess it does it look like the date is gouged, but I just couldn't figure why anyone would do such a thing. I may have some other coins to ask about, this is a nice forum, thanks again. Report this Post to the Staff
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