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1944 D Mercury.......I found this in a BU Roll today....


Is it a Clip ?............opinions would be appreciated.

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  • morgandollar1878morgandollar1878 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks like a craked or split planchet
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  • cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 6,029 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks like PMD.
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  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,932 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's genuine; as mentioned, it's a cracked
    or 'defective' planchet.



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  • commoncents05commoncents05 Posts: 10,096 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Looks like a cracked or split planchet >>



    I would want to see a picture of the edge to see if it goes all the way through, but that is my initial diagnosis.

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  • SUMORADASUMORADA Posts: 4,797
    I would want to see a picture of the edge to see if it goes all the way through, but that is my initial diagnosis.

    Yes it does, thanks
  • rld14rld14 Posts: 2,390 ✭✭✭
    I have a Walker like that, the crack goes all the way through the planchet.

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