1971 Kennedy Half Dollar VERY Strange Error on Reverse. Trying to figure out what it is.

So I got a box of halves and found a few good coins, no silver, but I found this one, thought it was damaged because it looked so weird but when I took my loop I saw one of the stars punched onto one of these possible cud errors? Almost half of the reverse of the coin has what looks to be a stone pathway in the clad, I have no idea what I'm looking at, it looks very cool, never seen anything like it before, would love to know if you guys have ever seen any Kennedys that look like this or what this error might be.

Thanks,


Until next time,



Steve

 

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Best I can do with those blurry pictures is that eagle has on leppard skin drawers.

 

ill try and take some better ones.... this is just a very strange coin....

 

It's glue (seen that before.) Soak it in 100% acetone and it will come off.

 

Its not glue its metal. are you saying someone glued metal dots to this coin?

 

There is a star stamped on one of the metal cuds... can't be glue.

 

defiantly not putting what could be a possibly valuable coin into anything lol!

 

You asked if any of us had seen this before, and I am saying that I've seen a few coins that looked exactly like this, and I was also curious - until I figured out it was just glue. Same exact bubbling pattern.

I'm not seeing any cuds, neither am I seeing cuds with stars stamped into them. It would make sense, however, to have the impression of a star in the glue (if this coin were glued to another Kennedy Half Dollar.)

Also looks like there may be scratches on the coin (maybe from someone trying to remove the glue or remove the coin from whatever it was glued to?)

(FWIW, 100% acetone won't harm a 1971 Kennedy Half dollar (only coin I've ever seen acetone hurt was a steel cent), but it will remove that glue for you no problem.)

Just because a coin looks weird doesn't automatically mean it's a super rare and valuable piece. But if you want more detailed help, maybe post some in-focus pictures of the coin straight on, and then it will be easier to tell.

 

no scatches at all actually, the pics don't really do it justice, ill take a few more and upload them, stangest error I've ever seen. no silver in this box just a bunch of misplaced mint marks and 2 possible no FG's.

 

new pics.... still baffled by this coin, I'm calling it the pathway error.

 

Going by the pictures, I am on board with the glue. May look different in hand, but I would try the acetone.

 

Glue or possibly melted plastic. Regardless, it IS NOT a mint error. Whatever happened to it, happened AFTER it left the mint

 

Pathway error?
Can you please describe this is the minting process?

 

No doubt in my mind that thats a foreign substance on that coin. Far from an error.

 

You've received some feedback from a few people who have demonstrated their knowledge of the minting process on CT over the years. Are they all wrong?

It's OK to disagree, HOWEVER, you need to provide a plausible explanation of how this "pathway" error could occur. Just saying "it looks different so it must be an error" isn't good enough. Even experts like Fred Weinberg and Ken Potter provide an explanation when making a case for something new.

Why should I trust you and take your word for it when years of experience and observations tell me it's some type of adhered material? Where is your theory?What are your credentials? If you can provide a reasonable explanation that aligns with the minting process, it will be taken seriously. Until then, you just have an unsubstantiated opinion

 

With those last photos, looks like your on the path to fifty cents.

 

Its glue. You have to see that by now. Pick off a little piece

 

GT

Glue Too

 

Soak it in some acetone and you won't be arguing.
No doubt a foreign substance.

 

lol its not glue