WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLARS – UNUSUAL ARITSAN BUTTONS??? OBV. 1941 / REV. “S”


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*********CURIOSITY FOR SUREPERHAPS YOU KNOW WHAT THESE WERE INTENDED FOR BUT MUST SAY THEY ARE RATHER UNIQUE.  THIS GROUP OF FOUR (4) APPEAR TO HAVE HAD ONE SIDE MILLED OFF AND THEN PUNCHED INTO CONVEX CONFIGURATION AND HAD A “RETAINER” ATTACHED TO THE BACK.  I ALSO NOTE THAT SOMETHING WAS SOLDERED ON 2 BACK EDGES.AS YOU CAN SEE, TWO ARE OBVERSE AND ARE BOTH DATED 1941.  THE TWO REVERSES ARE SAN FRANCISCO MINTS.  THE OBVERSES WEIGH 10.9 GRAMS EACH; THE REVERSES 11.2 GRAMS EACH.  DIAMETER OF THESE IS APPROX. 30.25 MM.  THESE SURELY STARTED OUT AS GENUINE .900 FINE SILVER HALF DOLLAR ORIGINALLY.  BE SURE TO LOOK OVER ALL THE PHOTOS.PLEASE NOTE :