1941 silver 50 cent coin.

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Darrenplayapiano93
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1941 silver 50 cent coin.

Post by Darrenplayapiano93 » Tue Jan 26, 2021 7:31 pm

It looks like there is a face behind the face on the coin. What are your thoughts? Thank you.
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Re: 1941 silver 50 cent coin.

Post by Bill in Burl » Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:10 pm

If you take the coin out of the holder, that faint impression will disappear. The coin has shifted to the right in the holder and the hazy image to the left of the monarch is on the inside of the mylar.
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Re: 1941 silver 50 cent coin.

Post by Darrenplayapiano93 » Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:22 pm

Here is a picture outside the plastic.
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Re: 1941 silver 50 cent coin.

Post by Darrenplayapiano93 » Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:38 pm

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Darrenplayapiano93
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Re: 1942* silver 50 cent coin.

Post by Darrenplayapiano93 » Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:17 pm

I ment 1942

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Re: 1941 silver 50 cent coin.

Post by Bill in Burl » Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:29 am

OK, I was wrong on the cloudy image. It's caused by PCV contamination from the holder. Someone had the coin in a holder or album that was some form of PVC rather than mylar. Regardless, it's PMD and not something at the mint.
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Re: 1941 silver 50 cent coin.

Post by Darrenplayapiano93 » Wed Jan 27, 2021 1:38 pm

I have 3 others in the same plastic. No effect like this on any of them.

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Re: 1941 silver 50 cent coin.

Post by Bill in Burl » Wed Jan 27, 2021 2:14 pm

Well, maybe your thread coin was stored in a PVC-containing album or holder before you got it. Every place on your coin that has any high spots, which would have touched whatever coating it was, shows the contamination. I'd do some acetone soaking if I were you. The coin is just scrap silver as is.
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Re: 1941 silver 50 cent coin.

Post by Darrenplayapiano93 » Wed Jan 27, 2021 2:32 pm

You are right. I took the coin out cleaned it and no more image. Thank you.

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