What the heck happened to this half dime?

Cladiator

This is unquestionably the most beat up, mangeled and horribly disfigured half dime I've ever laid eyes on. I'm sure it could tell us all a good story or two. At least the seller is up front about it being a dog lol. I'm not even going to try to attribute it while at work, without my books but I'm almost positive the coin is still attributable. Maybe one of the half dime geeks that has their materials handy can give it a shot...

(btw, no affiliation with the seller or coin in any way what so ever)

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MrHalfDime

I had that one bookmarked, too, just to see what it does. Definitely a candidate for "Worst Known".

Cladiator

Ok, I'll take a stab at it. LM4 or LM7. Anyone else?

Barbercoin

Meat Grinder accident

mgoodm3

Trying to fit a round shape into a square hole?

commoncents05

I'd send it ANACS and see what all they put on the label. I'd drill a hole in it and clean it first.

-Paul

dizzyfoxx

Looks like a garbage disposal casualty.

1907Quarter

Barndog

R-4, 1835 LM-2/V-8. I'm not bidding.

LanLord

At this point, that's more of a half nickel!

57loaded

looks like a jewelry nightmare gone insane.

rhedden

Fired out of a shotgun perhaps?

RichieURich

That coin's not PQ, it's PU! As in Powerful Ugly!

The only thing to complete this picture would be for the seller to refer to all the damage as "possible mint error"!

Bochiman

Someone tried for a "quarter dime"?

FEVER

I'll guess ACG 63!

FEVER

Or, an ebay error proof!

lordmarcovan

That would make a great avatar coin for you, Cladiator!



I still like Jeremy's, with the six-problem notation (or however many it was) on the ANACS label.

PerryHall

There appears to be a hole on both sides where part of the coin is broken off. Could it have been used as a button at one time? Or maybe is was a jewelry piece.

TwoSides2aCoin

NT