1971-D Kennedy Half Dollars With Possible Errors

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Jsertl Valued Member United States 329 Posts	Posted 02/07/2026 12:09 pm Okay so my girl is the manager at a retail store & some kid came in and paid for his stuff with a stack of half dollars & all of them were 1971-D's. She knows how I am about coins & brought them home to me & I found it extremely odd. Not that the kid paid with them (obviously stole them from a parent) but odd that someone only collected this specific coin. So I started checking them out and all of them seem to have roughly the same things happening on them however according to Wexlers list the errors I might be seeing aren't listed but the list is also incomplete. So what's the opinion of the masses here. Is it just wishful thinking on my behalf & the original owners or are they legit unlisted errors? The double eyelid & the designers initials are the two common factors on all the coins. Oh & there were 8 coins but in total. The two photos of the eyelids are of different coins but they all look like this & same with the "FG". The ones on Wexlers list don't show these same flaws. So I came here to ask all of you before I spent them lol Report this Post to the Staff

Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7564 Posts	Posted 02/07/2026 12:16 pm What you are seeing on both the Eye and the FG are Machine Doubling. You will find the MD and DDD quite common on the Kennedies in the 70s due to over worked dies by minting millions of coins. But you might want to look for doubled die on these coin. both on obverse and reverse. Check out the links below for varieties on 71D http://www.varietyvista.com/12%20Ke...201971-D.htm http://www.varietyvista.com/12%20Ke...201971-D.htm And RPMs: http://www.varietyvista.com/12%20Ke...%201971D.htm Edited by Chase007 02/07/2026 12:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jsertl Valued Member United States 329 Posts	Posted 02/07/2026 1:05 pm Right on thank you Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 103716 Posts	Posted 02/07/2026 1:17 pm correct, this would be MD. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 77503 Posts	Posted 02/07/2026 1:45 pm Agreed, Machine Doubling. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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