1887 $2.50 Liberty Head - Planchet error on Rev ?
jgivigl
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Does this coin have a planchet error on reverse side?
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Could that be glue on the coin?
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What they said
I agree with what they said.
Does the obverse have a slightly purple tone or is that just the lighting? Also looks like it may have a die crack running though 1/2 on reverse. Interesting coin. If that’s glue or something on the reverse and you could get it off by dipping that’s a cool coin.
I'm not sure about the line going through the 1/2. What solution should I dip the coin in?
The haze does not seem to be raised
Those new pictures are much better. Interesting coin. Don’t wipe it or try to do anything that could damage the surface. Dipping the coin in acetone then gently rinsing it off without scrubbing may remove what looked like haze in the first pictures. I would say it do think there is some sort of error or planchette flaw.
After acetone dip
It appears to be a different coin. Same scratch to the left of eagles beak but what appears to be planchette flaw under 1/2 is gone. First pictures made it look like a planchette flaw but maybe it was debris that cleaned off?
That's the same coin. The flaw under 1/2 looked to be glue. If you look at the before picture of the 1/2 it looks like some kind of glue running down. Total difference after acetone dip.
What grade do you think?