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In honor of the impending FRANKENSTORM (on the U.S. East Coast) ... Post your Frankenstein Coins

WingedLiberty1957WingedLiberty1957 Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Post any coins that seem Frankenstein like ...

Hurricane Sandy (Frankenstorm)
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  • WingedLiberty1957WingedLiberty1957 Posts: 2,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This is as close as I get to a Frankenstein coin.

    I'm hideous ... look away ...

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,899 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here is Frankenstorm coin, an 1837 Lettered Edge half dollar. It is a counterfeit, of course, but like the Frankenstein monster it was made of design elements from different sources.

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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Closest I can come to Frankie's neck bolt image

    1944-D 50c Mint Error - Obverse Struck In Chunk Of Silver Retained.

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    To Err Is Human.... To Collect Err's Is Just Too Much Darn Tootin Fun!

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