Huh? This eBay description does not make sense to me

Constantine

Looks like coin was snipped in half. Am I missing something here?

"LIKELY THE RESULT OF GAS MICRO-BUBBLES TRAPPED IN THE MELTED METAL THAT DIDN,T ALLOW FOR THE COMPOSITON TO MAINTAIN A HOMOGENOUS MIX."

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blue594

The seller has 16,590 feedbacks and 100%. Maybe he believes his description, or maybe he is smarter than us.

John

slipgate

Since it is circulated, it didn't leave the mint like that. I'd say it is PMD even if the planchet was defective. Not a mint error IMO.

291fifth

Useless photos.

OffMetal

Buy "cracked" coins with caution, IIRC, they can be made by putting it in between 2 sheets of dry ice, and just hitting it with a hammer or a process similar.

Ben

divecchia

I agree that this is something that happened outside the mint.

Donato

jonathanb

There are legitimate errors of that type. The "Broken CC" dollar is one example. That said, I don't like the discoloration (lightening) at the edge. I'd be a lot happier with better pictures...

Constantine

Yeah the lighter silver on the edges looks off. I mean if it cracked years ago then it would likely have toned, unless it cracked recently then it would have toned less and be brighter in the photo. I have very little knowledge when it comes to an error like this, it just strikes me as something that could be faked easily. The seller indeed has an outstanding 100% feedback record so I am not questioning the seller, but the item itself.

airplanenut

<< <i>There are legitimate errors of that type. The "Broken CC" dollar is one example. That said, I don't like the discoloration (lightening) at the edge. I'd be a lot happier with better pictures... >>

But as has been pointed out, the Broken CC dollar is uncirculated, and this coin is not. It's unlikely that a coin would circulated in two pieces all this time.

jonathanb

<< <i>But as has been pointed out, the Broken CC dollar is uncirculated, and this coin is not. It's unlikely that a coin would circulated in two pieces all this time. >>

Unlikely but not impossible. I had a Liberty nickel that split in half (pictured in this thread) that was clearly circulated and also clearly had a matching pair of halves. OK, that one split in the "other" direction, but the principle is the same.

Consider something that was partially split, and dumped into a bag of junk silver without anyone noticing. After jangling in around in the bag for a while, it might finish splitting in two. Then when someone dumped the bag out, they found the first half, and hey look there's the second half also.

I have no idea what actually happened in this case, I'm just saying that it isn't impossible.

johnny9434

I dont like it

coolest

<< <i>Since it is circulated, it didn't leave the mint like that. I'd say it is PMD even if the planchet was defective. Not a mint error IMO. >>



I agree, since it shows even circulation it can not be a mint error.