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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A number of coins like this I've seen show signs of someone just wiggling a clamshell back and forth until it snaps off. I don't really see that here it is all looks pretty much like it fell off when it fell off without assistance. Either way, it was after the strike. 1966 Kennedy half dollar mint error - lost clamshell lam 10.91g   |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
8751 Posts |
You sure find some good ones. It's always fun to check out your posts.
-makecents-
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Wow, never seen anything like this.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
6108 Posts |
It came up at auction with perfectly good photos showing the coin very well, but still sold for under $20 including shipping and fees and all that. Remarkable how inexpensive some of these large error coins can be.
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Moderator
 United States
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"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
5193 Posts |
great find , keeping it ?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4135 Posts |
You did very well to get that one.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
74233 Posts |
Very nice tropicalbats!
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6108 Posts |
Thanks! And I quite like this one so I'm keeping it. But so far I'm up to 14 that didn't make it and so another round goes up this week. Probably should just keep at it as it is fun, but lots of rolls and whatnot here that need attention as well so think I shall go on the hunt. Thanks for that old Lincoln lam link. So many great coins buried in the old posts on this board. It's been a while since I've seen a major lam like that one, but a pretty big and odd-shaped one went on ebay for something like $30 the other day. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
That price is remarkable - I'd never have guessed.
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Moderator
United States
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nice clam shell half!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3535 Posts |
That's a cool one! Someone needed an emergency piece of foil for cooking.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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TB, The rim must be very dark. What I find in the last time, some play with the Nitric Acid, which allways will darken the Cu.
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Moderator
United States
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Amazing coin at a fabulous price.
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Moderator
United States
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Very interesting! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2737 Posts |
It's a broken-off clamshell separation, not a clamshell lamination. Lamination errors do occur within clad layers, but they're uncommon.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Posted 01/13/2024 9:14 pm
