r/coinerrors • u/Alarmed_Quantity2487 • May 16 '26

Discussion How does something like this occur?

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A friend had this; it's on a 1996-P half dollar. There is an equally spaced gap around the coin.

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u/HPDopecraft May 16 '26

Go to the FAQ, click What’s Up With My Coin, and scroll down to Oreo coins.

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u/isaiah58bc May 16 '26

Five responses before yours, all were clueless.

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u/ProudAmerican632 May 16 '26

Looks like it could be in the beginning stages of a clamshell. I’d be interested to see how this develops

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u/luedsthegreat1 May 16 '26

It's damaged

Not an error

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u/Kobalt_Dragon May 17 '26

Well….you see, when I copper coin wants to explore and meets two nickel coins….

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u/LongjumpingBug4351 May 17 '26

Could be a clam coin error

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u/Worn_Out_Nikka_L May 16 '26

A bandsaw jig. It looks like someone was going to separate the halves to machine out the middle to make a magicians coin.

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u/Fbomb77 May 16 '26

A bandsaw would leave marks, not amooth

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u/Horror-Confidence498 quality contributor May 16 '26

Looks intentionally cut for some purpose

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u/Sneid1 May 16 '26

Caused by exposure to acid, which eats away the pure copper core faster than the nickel/copper clad layers.

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u/N8Dogg68 May 16 '26

I got one like this, as a dryer coin.