found this today, the front as you can see in the pictures is raised behind Kennedys head. it is also raised in the same location on the obverse, couldn't capture it in a picture. the rim in also skinnier on that part of the coin. at first I thought it was shot with a gun or something but that doesn't explain why both sides are raised and rim is skinny. and ideas on what this is?
thanks guys! makes sense..oh well ill just be happy with the 67 and 68 I found in this box. at least my nickel box was fire! 3 38s, 1 39, a 40 with a nice cud, a 43p and 43s war nickels, a 1950 plain, and a 2009p
Yes, very good pic. The coin looks like it's almost right next to the sun and fully illuminated - every detail shows. Nice!
I'm responsible for some of that damage you guys may be encountering. I frequently use quarters and half dollars as a base on top of an incense plate, and place the incense on top of the half dollar or quarter, as I don't feel like having to scrub the incense plate afterwards to remove the scorch marks. Over the last 2 to 3 years I've probably put into circulation a dozen half dollars looking like the one you showed. Now, I would never think of doing that to my ancient coin collection, but to a modern US coin that I can simply pass on afterwards in change for face value, its not a big deal. Future US coin collectors a hundred years from now may beg to differ and curse the idiot who did that to the coin.
