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1978 kennedy half dollar.. s or d mint mark? or both?
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jennifermclements
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1978 kennedy half dollar s? Or d? S over d ? d over d?
Whats up with this coin? Partial missing clad layer? Whats the ghost y doing there? Whats with the R in liberty? I'm confused because A 1978 s kennedy half would have been a proof... Is this one heck of an impaired proof?..i took it into a coin shop, they said they couldnt tell either, said it could be a partial missing clad layer and an s/d . I dont know what to think?!












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More pics


In this pic it looks like a d?
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looks like a d to me
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I don't know about the mint mark but it could just be a hit from another coin. It looks like crud on the coin to me. Maybe an acetone soak for it might help?
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IMHO, environmental damage and the MM took a hit.
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jennifermclements
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Is it an s or a d?
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Also whats with the r?
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first off can you post some pictures of the whole coin both obverse and reverse. in some pictures it looks like a S mint mark but in others it looks like a D mint mark. I am thinking it could very well be a S over D error. but I am no expert just my humble opinion.
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Looks like a D PMD. I highly doubt its a MM variety for this coin gone to heck and back. When MMs take hits it can look like all different kind of letters.
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It is a 1978-D half dollar. A 1978-S is a proof coin. This one is not a proof coin. It is a circulation damaged coin. You can see the coin scratches in that area and one ends right on the mint mark.
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This is a 1978D coin with a lot of damage, including the mintmark.
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