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1953 Ben Franklin Half - Edges Folded In - Error ?

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Found this half - It looks like it could be an error? I took another 1953 Half and it was the same size so what would cause this to happen. It was the only silver in one of my boxes.

Tell me what you think would have caused this - Thanks in advance
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1953-Ben-Franklin--Half---Edges-Folded-In----Error-??
1953-Ben-Franklin--Half---Edges-Folded-In----Error-??
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 Posted 07/11/2010  10:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Gutkowski to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Now thats a strange bird, Nice find
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 Posted 07/11/2010  10:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jakeW to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
could it have been an Encased Coin maybe?
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 Posted 07/11/2010  10:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add numismo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Maybe a dryer ?
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 Posted 07/11/2010  10:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Frazzle to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
doesn't look real to me
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 Posted 07/11/2010  11:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add afclassic87 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It looks like something is folded over the coin. Can you remove that outer circle?
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 Posted 07/11/2010  11:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mikediamond to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This coin was brutally vandalized.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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 Posted 07/12/2010  05:26 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coop to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like it was only part way on being a ring.
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I agree with coop. When I was a teen (many years ago), I thought making a ring out of a one shillimg piece (about a quarter in size). The original half pictured here was in faily poor condition, so there would be little value lost in modifying such a coin in a backyard workshop. A coin can be converted into a ring by first hammering it heavily edge on to the rim, then drilling a large hole through the center, then hammering the remaining rim flat in a maul which is a steel rod stuck through the hole. The resulting product is filed into final ring shape and finished with a fine gringing paste. I guess another method would to be to use a lathe.
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looks like someone didn't like this coin... could've been a sledgehammer...
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Someone put in a lot of work to deface that coin.
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with coop that this may have been the start of a ring, although the folded over portion is really thin. Making a silver coin ring is a time consuming process when done correctly. It is also called "spooning." I've seen pictures of some Barber coinage rings that were absolutely gorgeous.
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Can you get a weight on this coin? I suspect that the "ring" is not part of the coin but another piece of metal hammered onto the edge, effectively functioning as a bezel. If the coin is heavy, then I am correct. If it is of normal weight, then the coin is just heavily damaged in an unknown manner.
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Coop the you tube coins are very very nice.
I would say the coin spjegues has is one that has material added to it like some sort of wrap that was put on it that's my guess he said that the dia. is the correct size. when you "spoon" one the dia. gets smaller. I cary mine with me it was one my dad started on the ship he was on going to war.from what he told me it was a very popular thing to do on the ships from WW11 and the Koren War.
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1953-Ben-Franklin--Half---Edges-Folded-In----Error-??

1953-Ben-Franklin--Half---Edges-Folded-In----Error-??

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