Looks like someone took a blue ink pen and marked around Kennedy's portrait. GTG PCGS
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What The Heck?
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Roll searchers sometimes mark certain coins when searching halves, but usually not silver because that’s what they are seeking. I don’t think I have ever seen someone mark silver. Very strange for sure.
Yep.
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It could have had a wash applied to it and then wiped free of the field. I use this technique when model building. Let the capillary action do the work. Anyhow, looks like someone took some time with it. I would call this one, graffiti.”
This maybe: SmallDollars.com
I would buy it, I don't care what caused it. PCGS graded it and it looks cool.
The real question is what would it grade at cacg?
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Wow, interesting. Not exactly "mint state" anymore.
How is this not "altered surfaces"?
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Really surprised it didn’t get a details grade.
Some CRHers don't know about 40%ers. They assume that they are clad like the dimes and quarters. Also, I have read of at least one instance that they threw 40%ers back because they only liked 90%(this was over 10 years ago however). I detest half dollar marking.
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Mechanical error, there is no way that should be MS let alone straight graded. There are multiple problems beyond just the added color. However, if the price was right I would have bought it just for the novelty.
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As a searcher myself, if you just look at the rims it's easy to miss the 40%'s. Sometimes they blend in with the clads. I actually have a huge collection of marked halves. I searched so many over the years and started notice a few of the same markers, as well as some unique markers, so I decided to put aside a collection. I have to say, I never have found a silver halve marked.
I do agree there are folks that don't know about the 40%'s, especially the 1970D.
I sure agree with that. In the early years, I was just looking at the rim edges. Many 40%'ers look like clad. When that first 40%'er hit the dump piles, I learned. Luckily my ears know the sound of silver. It didn't take me long to look at each coin.
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