What grade do you think this 1926 S Oregon Trail half is? Sorry for the poor pics. Do you think there's any sign of cleaning involved? The rim looks "warped" - do you think this is just PMD or a mint error? It obviously gets narrower, but one side of the rim looks the same as the top with the angle look. Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
I see what you mean about the tapered edge, but I don't have the slightest idea how that could have happened. Chris
The way I interpreted the image made me think the coin was slightly bent, but I could certainly be wrong.
The area in question looks to be the same thickness a little closer to the center compared to the rest of the rim, and then curves a little into the rim (if that makes sense). I'm not sure what to make of this. The thinner side is on the obverse at between 3 and 4 o'clock. Maybe it was struck on a planchet that wasn't evenly thick (?).
It's nice, wish I had an answer for you. In the first pic, it's interesting that there's a sharp edge at the top of the rim, 11-1 but no rim from 4-6 which isn't directly opposite.
Maybe it's a thin-regular planchet hybrid, like a combo of the coins below. I guess that would be the same as an uneven thickness planchet. Could be a little too out there on that theory though...
