Someone had fun with this Bicenntennial

[coolpix9]

I got this half today in a flat half box. Someone went to a lot of work for a pretty common coin. Jim

 

[jeff of pa]

hard to tell by condition,
if it was painted by somone
or machine painted on.

there are several companies who do this
to try and convince the uneducated
they are special collector editions
that will be worth big bucks later.

as you see as people wise up, or talk
to a real dealer,
they cash them in for the 50 cents they are worth.

 

[jrf30]

I got this half today in a flat half box. Someone went to a lot of work for a pretty common coin. Jim

Very cool pics ... coolpix.

 

[fistfulladirt]

Nice, purty colors! ffd

 

[cyberdan]

That has been commercially printed, you can see the dot pattern. Probably done by silkscreen. They probably had Billy Mays doing his bit to sell them on TV. in 1976 (Maybe not he was only 18 then)

 

[apush]

Very "artsie." Had to cost a tad to imprint the colors.

apush

 

[CHAINCHOMP]

interesting...i would keep it just for the heck of it, or give it to a teller.