1971 Kennedy Half Dollar Obverse - Die Doubling, Or Die Degradation, Or?

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Lady_K_Seeker New Member United States 36 Posts	Posted 02/11/2023 5:30 pm The letters and numbers on this 1971 Kennedy half dollar seem to have unusual widths or indentations in multiple places. Furthermore, the left serif of the "T" seems to have two points - I'll include multiple angles so you can see it in different light angles. Is there some die doubling going on here, or is this just the result of a very worn die? Or something else entirely? Thanks in advance for your help! Edited by Lady_K_Seeker 02/11/2023 5:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff

silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 02/11/2023 7:57 pm This post will made you see what you has: http://goccf.com/t/439830 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 191496 Posts	Posted 02/11/2023 9:44 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9879 Posts	Posted 02/11/2023 10:13 pm After reading hundreds of posts here about identifying people's doubled dies one fact becomes apparent. The longer the naysayers wait to chime in, the more likely the coin in question is actually a doubled die. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
CCB420 Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 02/11/2023 11:58 pm I have also noticed that same phenomenon Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 02/12/2023 04:26 am Lady_K, guess I'll seal my lips for good luck. Thanks, Doug. Edited by Halo1st 02/12/2023 04:28 am Report this Post to the Staff
Lady_K_Seeker New Member United States 36 Posts	Posted 02/12/2023 10:16 pm jbuck, thank you for the welcome! The more I stare at this coin, the more I wonder if it's just a combination of die degradation, field striking, and double striking. Plus 50 years of wear... Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 02/12/2023 10:56 pm The 1971 JFK has only minor Doubled Dies. Me I like those more for the challenge impose om me. Remember, the Die Deterioration will never split the Digits and the Letters. Normally the E and last T in IGWT will show you if you has one of those minor hard to detect DDO Edited by silviosi 02/12/2023 10:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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