what is it?

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• TexasNationals Posts: 3,837 ✭

  March 22, 2011 10:56AM

  Fish tank or fire?

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• SullivanNumismatics Posts: 848 ✭✭✭✭

  March 22, 2011 11:06AM

  Environmental damage.

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• pontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭

  March 22, 2011 11:08AM

  
  
  << <i>Fish tank or fire? >>
  
  
  
  fish tank, fire might've caused a wee bit more

  
  
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• My2cents Posts: 58

  March 22, 2011 11:12AM

  Extreme heat could cause the bubble on the reverse and would explain the color/corrosion.
  
  I thought it was post mint damage, the only thing that has me guessing is how would you create the bubble on the reverse without marking the obverse.

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 22, 2011 11:53PM

  Looks like a 'dug' coin.... environmental damage...perhaps a poor planchet to begin with, then aggravated by temperature/moisture extremes. Cheers, RickO

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• RWB Posts: 8,082 ✭

  March 22, 2011 11:57PM

  Fire in a fish tank damage. The fish were operating their secret "cold fusion" reactor and someone dropped in a half dollar.

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• PerryHall Posts: 46,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 23, 2011 12:01AM

  PMD possibly from being in a fire. No value above face value.

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• CaptHenway Posts: 32,741 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 23, 2011 12:04AM

  Definitely a fire. Softens the surface and allows tiny air bubbles between the core and the clad layer to expand and push the surface up into a bubble.
  Spend it.

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• johnny9434 Posts: 29,242 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 23, 2011 4:01AM

  looks like it was thrown in a fire at a party somewhere. looks dug up later jmo

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