1828 50 cent bust half dollar. Is this fire damage?

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1828 50 cent bust half dollar. Is this fire damage?

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This coin was cleaned. Yet what is the goings on with the surfaces? Like more help! Thanks

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Heat damage would be my guess.
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Earle42 wrote: Fri Oct 15, 2021 8:06 pm Heat damage would be my guess.
Agreed. The harsh cleaning was likely to clean up residue from whatever fire it was exposed to, but the blistering from heat remains?

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Got it Osnap. Thanks for the info. Help U Community is my go to for now.

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Earle42 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 15, 2021 8:06 pm
Heat damage would be my guess.
Agreed. The harsh cleaning was likely to clean up residue from whatever fire it was exposed to, but the blistering from heat remains?
The blistering is a physical movement of the metal due to the heat. There is no way to undo this. It would be like trying to un-hard boil an egg.

Now a creative hobo nickel carver could likely smooth the area out, but this would be considered damage.
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Truly a shame, though - this fire damage. Was an otherwise beautiful coin before its untimely ruin :( The history about how it came to this point would be fascinating...

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#8 Unread post by Hobosteve »

Really good info thanks. This came to me at an auction many years ago. My first bust half. Built my set around it. Still find them interesting always.
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