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1965 Martha Washington "Half Dollar"

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Saw an elderly distant relative at the post office. He beckoned me over to his car and showed me a Martha Washington "half dollar," as described here: https://www.coinworld.com/voices/wh..._dollar.html We were both stumped by the lack of denomination. I suggested it may have been a Mt. Vernon souvenir.

He was not sure where he had acquired it; but he served for decades as a rural postmaster, and may have taken it as a half dollar, and put 50 cents in the till to keep the coin. It appeared to have significant wear on the sides, although that may have been a feature of the pattern. It did not appear to be one of the 2019 restrikes. It was not evidently copper nickel as described here. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces356278.html There was no copper visible at the sides.
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Interesting. Too bad you couldn't borrow it for photos and further inspection (e.g. weight).
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Don't know if this adds much of anything.

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I'm not an expert but, some of the details of that coin look a little off. Here's an image from the PCGS web site for comparison.

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I'm not an expert but, some of the details of that coin look a little off
I agree, it has that knockoff look to it.
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Arkie, that is a current Chinese production fake.
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