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Coin Separation

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Hello

I have a 1968D 40% silver coin someone thought was a magic coin. He seen a separation and started playing with it and decided to stop and send it to me. I seen this before with a quarter. Why did this coin separate and is this common?

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Welcome,

This is not a common error.....

Of course I would need to see it firsthand to give you a 100% here....
Using the image you have posted here, clad layer delamination?
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Please post a picture of the front that is clear enough to see around the inside of the rim. I have quite a few of the magicians coins. There should be a visible seam around the inside edge, and in the fuzzy pic provided, it almost appears there is that seam in areas where the lighting shows there should be.
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It may be as Paul has suggested also. Just not able to tell in the pictures.
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I agree with the above statements.

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Earle42 wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 10:52 am Please post a picture of the front that is clear enough to see around the inside of the rim. I have quite a few of the magicians coins. There should be a visible seam around the inside edge, and in the fuzzy pic provided, it almost appears there is that seam in areas where the lighting shows there should be.

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It may be as Paul has suggested also. Just not able to tell in the pictures.
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this is called split clad, or a "clamshell"
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Yes - new pics much better and I agree with Paul. A magicians coin is made of two half dollars. One is hollowed out to make a shell and another it tooled down to insert into the shell. Look up "Scotch and Soda magic trick" to better understand.
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#8 Unread post by 1RollAtATime »

There is so much to learn about errors and varieties. One step at a time. Thank you for your help I really appreciate it. I am pretty sure that most will ask and I would be no exception. Is there any more value to the coin other than it's silver content?

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yes, in my opinion, I would have this encapsulated
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Thank you for your help. I will pass this information on to him.

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Nice find.

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