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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JCro57, post: 4301861, member: 92083&quot;]Here is a Benjamin Franklin 90% silver half dollar struck with a <b>slag inclusion</b> on the &quot;B&quot; of LIBERTY on the obverse. (It also retained unlike most other examples of slag that leads to improper bonding and laminations.)</p><p><br /></p><p>What makes it especially neat is that not only is it retained, but it is now part of the lettering and on the obverse of the coin which is more desirable. (It was a gift for photographing a friend&#039;s collection.)</p><p><br /></p><p>What is &quot;slag?&quot; <b>Slag</b> refers to leftover impurities that were not removed from a metallic mixture during the smelting process; it is usually black or dark brown. Sometimes slag remains included in planchet metal and can wind up being struck by the dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Notice on the reverse on the bottom between the letters &quot;L&quot; and &quot;F&quot; in the word HALF there appears to be damage in the form of a bump; it&#039;s actually the opposite side of the slag inclusion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also below is a 1945-P war nickel with a slag inclusion that caused a lamination error (in case you missed my stand-alone post on it a few days ago).</p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy!&nbsp;&nbsp; ~Joe Cronin</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1094707[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1094708[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1094709[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1094712[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1094713[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1094714[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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