1972 D Kennedy Half Dollar - Error On Reverse FG

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shathe Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 05/05/2021 4:27 pm seems pretty unique due to its placement. (sorry about the pic quality. pretty hard to capture the error.) Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/05/2021 5:53 pm Looks like a die gouge across the initials area. Report this Post to the Staff
shathe Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 05/05/2021 6:00 pm it's definitely a "raised" area, I just couldn't capture that in the images. a die chip? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/05/2021 8:18 pm Nope a die gouge. A die chip is a portion that breaks off of the die. This leaves a void on the die. The void then fills in on the coins. making a blob that is raised on the coin. A die gouge is a deep scratch into the field on the die. Note how the FG is not affected, but the field area is. The incuse mark, leaves a raised area on the coin. The reason this can't be a doubled die, is that it doesn't match the design of the hub. The gouge looks like a double line. But still not a doubled die. Because..... It doesn't match the design of the hub. Report this Post to the Staff
shathe Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 05/06/2021 8:17 pm oh ok. so the die is gouged rather than the coin. wasn't sure about which was the gougee. I didn't think that this was a doubled die. thanks Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/06/2021 9:35 pm Correct. If it were a coin gouge, the mark would be incuse. But because it is raised, it is a die issue that was incuse on the die. (raised on the coin) Sometimes you have to think like a die to understand what they go through to create there coin children. Report this Post to the Staff
shathe Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 05/06/2021 10:09 pm yeah, still getting used to the terminology and thinking in reverse. :p Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 05/06/2021 10:27 pm Maybe this will help: The hubs look like coins: Coins positive Dies are negatives Hubs are positive Master die are negatives Master hub positive. Transferred off a positive example: Report this Post to the Staff
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