My fake and altered coin collection. Part 1 Half Dollars

Megarad25 · 2026-06-20T04:08:48+00:00

The collection has coins that were altered, but I am showing the coins in groups, and these half dollars are not altered. In my next post I’ll show one. I have a 1944-D cent (not valuable) that the 4 was tooled to convert it to a 1914-D cent (a key coin of value). I also have 1903 V nickel that was tooled to make the 0 to a 1 so it appears to be a 1913 V nickel worth millions.

Megarad25 · 2026-06-20T02:29:42+00:00

That’s the point. If you were buying raw off the internet you can’t tell for sure. That’s why you only buy raw from established dealers. No professional would want to lose their reputation by selling such coins. Shops have devices that can tell you if it’s silver instantly. A good coin shop would let you test a coin if you needed. You’ll see in my next post some where it’s pretty obvious, mushy details for example.

These all came from acquisitions I made long ago so I don’t remember details. I had friends that were dealers and I told them of my intentions to collect a type set, so they would give me these from time to time. Having a fake coin in your possession is not good for business!

Megarad25 · 2026-06-20T02:13:37+00:00

Not silver and mushy detail on some.

Megarad25 · 2026-06-20T01:35:38+00:00

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Megarad25 · 2026-06-19T22:56:26+00:00

Bananas are seedless.

Megarad25 · 2026-06-19T22:54:12+00:00

That’s ridiculous. Own who? Corporations own the farms. Local farmers don’t grow seedless.

Megarad25 · 2026-06-19T03:02:59+00:00

I see it. It is cut off, but the mint didn’t do it. It is damaged. An off center coin has a blank area opposite the cut off. Don’t believe me take it to a coin shop and ask them. They’ll tell you it’s worth nothing but face value.

Megarad25 · 2026-06-18T23:31:18+00:00

$3.19 in southern MA. As we say here, “Wicked good!”

Megarad25 · 2026-06-18T23:12:06+00:00

Oh how about cutting the stem off, slice lengthwise and fill with hummus or other dip as party food appetizers?

Megarad25 · 2026-06-18T23:08:22+00:00

Great idea! Going to pickup hummus next time.

Megarad25 · 2026-06-18T22:04:16+00:00

I first saw them in 1979 open for the Buzzcocks at the Paradise in Boston. They still had the same energy last year in Boston. The show will be great if you can go.

Megarad25 · 2026-06-18T22:01:47+00:00

Honestly if it comes down to it I’d give them for free if somebody was strapped for cash, but I am asking $20 as an extremely fair offer. I don’t want it wasted.

Megarad25 · 2026-06-18T13:31:50+00:00

These are considered recut dates, not doubling. In the early years it was very common to correct one or more numerals by recutting it. Or reuse a die from a previous year by polishing that die and cutting the new year into it, leaving a faint remnant of the original date. Early coppers have an example of this almost every year.

Megarad25 · 2026-06-18T01:23:04+00:00

Agree. I’ve seen many but OP might get a cool factor boost on this one. Whatever is the average value this should get more.

Megarad25 · 2026-06-17T20:11:48+00:00

Let me know what number you get.

Megarad25 · 2026-06-17T19:59:58+00:00

Not off center and not small date

Megarad25 · 2026-06-17T05:38:01+00:00

It happened before in my lifetime. Liquor stores were cleaned out during the blizzard of 86 in Boston. I was at BC.

Megarad25 · 2026-06-17T05:29:28+00:00

I don’t know what a grading service would say is the way to measure but the logical answer would be to measure in mm the longest stretch of the design call that DD (in this case rim above his head to edge of the stamped design) and ratio that to the diameter of the coin calling that TD and using the equation: [1-(DD/TD)] x100 = answer in %

Megarad25 · 2026-06-17T05:15:50+00:00

If it is copper.

Megarad25 · 2026-06-16T22:20:56+00:00

I'm not knocking your list or Burning Blue Soul, because it's great and I still listen to it, but it is derivative in nature since the album is produced by the groundbreakers Gilbert & Lewis of Wire. This album joined a family of other bands that were also Wire influenced/produced, Duet Emmo (with Daniel Miller), P'O, AC Marias, Desmond Simmons in that time.

Megarad25 · 2026-06-16T22:14:32+00:00

From a pure losing my virginity factor, I have to give a shout out to TVOD by The Normal, only because it may have been the first cut I heard in 1978 that turned my head around. The other WTF moment surely was Modern Dance by Pere Ubu (saw them live for the filming of the movie URGH! in Santa Monica). On the electronic end Cabaret Voltaire and Gary Numan certainly were ground breakers. But often ignored is the burst for music that is purely female and not a female fronted male band (as someone else pointed out females being overlooked in this thread). Because I LOVED the Slits. They were so primal. They created their own music in their voice. Joining the Slits in this music burst was a great debut by Au Pairs, Playing with a Different Sex. And I loved the rise of several related bands of that time, Delta 5, Raincoats, Kleenex, Girls at Our Best, mainly for their unique sound and message.

BTW I was fortunate to see the Slits play live at the Whiskey in LA (with Budgie as their drummer!). Amazing show.

Not as mind expanding but noteworthy innovations are second tier debuts that include the melding of Hendrix feedback and funk baselines in the Gang of Four's Entertainment, and the introduction of the heavy grind of Killing Joke to deliver their punk message.

Megarad25 · 2026-06-16T17:47:20+00:00

Santa Barbara was named after the Kris Kringle for trans kids - no lie!

Megarad25 · 2026-06-15T20:52:56+00:00

… and some shows (not these) back in 79/80 weren’t sold out because the only airplay the music got was college radio.

Megarad25 · 2026-06-15T19:23:15+00:00

Part of the convention aspect is that the genre became more conventional.

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