Washington part blank coin one side stamped??

I got this coin and was wondering if there are others out there like it? I got it about 2 weeks ago and have been watching auctions and forums but I don't see anybody else finding a coin like this... My coin is only stampded on one side, it has washingtons face side completly fine but the other side where liberty is supposed to be is missing and blank... just like the blank "planchet" I think they are called?? It does have edge letterring and looks like its in good condition, but they missed a side?? Is this possible?

 

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I can take pictures if that helps.... how do I post them??

 

here is a pic

 

I can't tell from your picture, but if this coin has not been tampered with, it is very valuable...Not many of this type of error have been found....I can't really give you an estimate on value, but I can tell you that more common errors have been selling for $1,000+++ I hope it's real!

 

How do I tell??? I can't tell and I see it in person... I'm not about to just get up on my soapbox and proclaim it authentic as I was not the finder out of the roll, I puchased it for a small premium (about the same as a smooth edge) and have been wondering ever since with no way to prove it one way or the other... needless to say it is interestesting!!

 

I would suggest that you send it off to a grading company to get it authenticated. Whatever you do, don't clean it and make sure you hold it by the edges =)

 

Doug, I see what your saying about the copper and brass colored bands on the edge. However, I feel I must state the fact that some of the Philly coins show these two colors. I will agree with you though that this coin does seem to have a bit of a dramatic color difference on its edge. Either way, could you please explain how this would have been faked, because I don't exactly know why they'd glue two coins together...couldn't they just grind the obverse and reverse off?

 

It has a copper "core" with brass on both sides... due to the angle of the photo the other side of brass is not visible,... It is sandwiched as normal ... brass, copper, brass..

 

no, the edge lettering is all centered, and intact.

 

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edge lettering pic of the coin

 

what else would be helpful to help figure it out? Any other picture angles that would be tell-tale?

 

gotcha... I guess I just figured something like that would be an easy yea-or-nea type of thing.... Assuming it is genuine how would this type of error occur? It seems odd to me that a coin could get stamped without the bottom stamper in place?

 

Look at the first picture. See that really strong rim on the blank side? That tells me this piece is a fake. The only way to have a coin with one blank side whould be if two planchets entered the press at the same time. And if that happened there would NOT be a strong rim on that side. This coin appears to have had the central area inside the rim milled away. You might check the weight to see if it has ben lessened.

 

I can't tell on weight, it feels normal, I tried putting together a balance weight as indicated by another thread on checking authenticity of smooth rim dollars. and it balances very easy with another dollar... I guess the only thing I can do is fork over the money to have it graded and authenticated... Thanks for the input! It is appreciated! (even if its not what I want to hear!! )