1938 Great Britain Half Penny--Uniface?

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brickwallbear New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 02/13/2010 3:26 pm the other side is of the ship, I guess I can only put one picture on at a time.....has any one seen any thing like this? is it a minting error or did someone do this to the coin? Moved to British forum - Sap Edited by brickwallbear 02/13/2010 3:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff

tumbleweedtrumpet Pillar of the Community United States 1418 Posts	Posted 02/13/2010 3:52 pm My guess is someone tried to make it into jewelry. Report this Post to the Staff
Thomcollects Valued Member United States 240 Posts	Posted 02/13/2010 8:13 pm I have a penny that has been machined out. I think mine is half of a Magician's coin. Maybe someone started to make one with your piece? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 02/14/2010 11:52 pm Definitely not a mint error. It appears to have glue or solder on that side. I expect it would have been attached to something. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 02/17/2010 07:16 am Marks on the damaged side shows machinery at work, to my own metal worknig experience this has been subected to some process called "torna" in Turkey - don't know the English word for it. It's very similar to that small tool car shops use to polish the paint on the car. Not a mint error, I assume. Report this Post to the Staff
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