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<p>[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 3181521, member: 15588"]I think your theory about it being a spender makes sense. 1936, with a mintage of over 12 million, doesn't exactly qualify as a rarity really worth counterfeiting, especially in that condition. My only other theory is stage money. Perhaps a play or a movie needed a somewhat realistic half dollar and, seeing that the real thing may have cost too much, or worrying that someone would run off with a real example, someone created a nice looking but well worn duplicate? Who knows?</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin's year might suggest an attempt at a real counterfeit to pass off to the gullible, since 1936 fell right within the Great Depression years.</p><p><br /></p><p>Where did you find it? Or how did you get it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 3181521, member: 15588"]I think your theory about it being a spender makes sense. 1936, with a mintage of over 12 million, doesn't exactly qualify as a rarity really worth counterfeiting, especially in that condition. My only other theory is stage money. Perhaps a play or a movie needed a somewhat realistic half dollar and, seeing that the real thing may have cost too much, or worrying that someone would run off with a real example, someone created a nice looking but well worn duplicate? Who knows? The coin's year might suggest an attempt at a real counterfeit to pass off to the gullible, since 1936 fell right within the Great Depression years. Where did you find it? Or how did you get it?[/QUOTE]
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