Just Bob

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On 5/8/2022 at 10:13 AM, Alex in PA. said:

@Just Bob  No harm no foul.

On 5/8/2022 at 6:40 AM, Mr.Bill347 said:

Brad I’m not smelling what you’re stepping in. There is no evidence of an O mint mark, just a 55 D I’m sorry to say. Welcome to the forum sir.

The New Orleans Mint (French: Monnaie de La Nouvelle-Orléans) operated in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a branch mint of the United States Mint from 1838 to 1861 and from 1879 to 1909. 

He didn't say he thought it was an "O" mint mark. He thought it might be a "D" over "S". "Omm" means "over mint mark." Normally all of the letters are capitalized to avoid confusion. See Coinbuf's post above.

On 5/7/2022 at 12:43 PM, Star City Homer said:

StarCityStork does not do it for me.  

I would be willing to bet that no one else has that name, though. 

Glad you are doing well. Hope the road to full recovery is a smooth one.

Wow, there is a lot of detail on that coin - both sides.

I picked up a few years ago to go with my ration booklets, tax tokens, and food stamp tokens. I still run across them in dealer bins and albums from time to time. A cool little piece of history. Thanks for sharing.

Why was the picture removed? 

I think Oldhoopster has it right about it being cast. It appears to be a copy of a silver shekel from Judea, AD 66-70.

I am also surprised to learn that it is legal to remove artifacts from tombs in Jordan.

On 4/21/2022 at 6:09 AM, Undergruff said:

Thanks LemE, the rim you are looking at is not part of the coin, but part of the broach surround that is holding the coin in place. 

 

From the pictures, I can see that there is obvious damage to the rim and denticles on the reverse.

It doesn't signify anything. The die broke. End of story.

Looks damaged.

On 4/18/2022 at 8:06 PM, Valerie Groves said:

My daughter has the same exact coin. It has to be an error. 2019 D wide extra smooth edge

 

 

Why does it "have to be" an error? Can you explain how it happened?

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Several years ago, I was fortunate to find a wholesaler who was going out of business. I was able to pick up 29 different books on a wide range of subjects from Colonials to Peace Dollars to Gold coins to medals. Then, last year a member was selling some of his books, and I got 8 from him, also on a wide range of subjects. I have also picked up a few books by three of the authors who post on this board over the last few years, and have more in my sights. Lastly, I keep a watch on Abebooks for old and out-of-print reference books, and have scored a few there. I haven't changed my collecting direction or started anything new because of the books I have bought, but I have been doing some studying, and have some ideas for the future.

On 4/17/2022 at 1:44 PM, Bill Wynn said:

thanks again Bob....how can I find a reputable dealer? I live in Kissimmee, Fl? is there a directory on the internet?

NGC has a dealer locator. I entered "Kissimmee," and found this:

Click here

OK - that did not work. The link goes to the locator page, but you will have to fill in the name yourself.

On 4/17/2022 at 11:18 AM, Bill Wynn said:

Hi Just Bob....thanks for the information....the 72 half dollar definitely has a very fine hairline crack going across the entire reverse and you can see where the top part of the coin is not perfectly aligned...Bill W

If it is an actual crack, then odds are it was not struck by a cracked die - the line would be raised - but could be a planchet flaw. ( "Planchet" is the name for the coin blank before the design is struck on it.) I think I would take that one to a knowledgeable coin dealer and have them look at it under magnification. 

Coins have been counterstamped over the years for a number of reasons, from using them as identifiers, to advertisement, to just fooling around with a letter punch. They are not mint errors, since they were done after the coins left the mint. They are interesting, but not usually valuable, unless listed in a reference book. There are counterstamp collectors, but the ones that are sought after are usually the ones that have complete names on them. 

On the '72 half dollar, does the line look raised, or is it more like a cut or crack in the coin itself?

On 4/16/2022 at 10:08 PM, bsshog40 said:

 

You beat me to the punchline JustBob! Lol

Hey, Bobby. Good to see you!

Can you make out the lettering under Mars?

On 4/16/2022 at 8:22 PM, Bill Wynn said:

I see coins for sale on places like EBay and Etsy etc and they are loose coins and do not seem to be graded in any way and sometimes they are being sold for very high prices.

I would like to repeat what others have said, just for emphasis. Just because a seller lists a coin for a very high price does not mean that the coin is worth what they are asking. It also does not mean that they are actually selling any coins at that price. (hopefully not). Etsy is probably the worst place on the web to buy coins. For every legitimate seller, there are hundreds of scammers and thieves who are hoping to make a big score off some unknowing newcomer. My advice: stay away from Etsy and other similar places when looking for coins to buy, or when trying to determine the true value of your coins. Use patience, and do some diligent research before trying to buy or sell anything. The coins posted above would be fun pocket change finds, considering that they have been around for more than half a century, but honestly, they are only worth face value. 

And if I haven't already said so, "Welcome to the forum."

Welcome to the forum. The above answers are dead on. Looks like it spent a good bit of time in a corrosive environment. It is a spender, although a Coinstar machine would probably reject it.