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1997 P Kennedy Half 3/4 Die Crack And Rotation Error

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 Posted 08/25/2016  9:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MS70Error5 to your friends list
Thanks CoinCents. :) I know that is over 90 degrees rotated based on a right or left flip bc 1/4 turn would have the Eagle's head pointing West. I just dont know how direction is determined.
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 Posted 08/25/2016  9:55 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Halo1st to your friends list
See the cracks starting point between the 1 & 9, but have a hard time following after it intersects with the bust.


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The coin also has a rotation error. The reverse Eagle head points NW instead of S (when the obverse Kennedy portrait is in proper orientation and you flip the coin left or right NOT up or down).


Also need to verify the orientation of the coin flip. Left to right and vice versa sounds like a medal orientation. End over end sounds more like the coin orientation we'd expect to see and judge by on US coins. Thanks, Doug.
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 Posted 08/25/2016  10:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MS70Error5 to your friends list
Thank you Dustin. You are talking about the die crack for contacting JC right?
Hey Doug. The die crack is on the extreme bottom edge of the neck before the darker base of the neck. Also if I flip the coin end over end meaning up or down, the Eagle's head points SE. Normally it should point N. I believe it is rotated over 90 degrees clockwise. Here is a picture of the coin flipped US coin end over end style. Thanks.

1997-P-Kennedy-Half-3/4-Die-Crack-And-Rotation-Error
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 Posted 08/25/2016  10:39 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Halo1st to your friends list
Estimated 127° CW by the last pics orientation. Thanks, Doug.
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 Posted 08/25/2016  10:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MS70Error5 to your friends list
Oh wow that's even better than I thought (was thinking near 110 degrees just random guessing). Thank you Doug for the degree measurement.
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 Posted 08/25/2016  11:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinCents to your friends list
You can contact the rotated dies website to have it listed there as well - they don't have one yet like yours

http://rotateddies.50webs.com/census.htm

Good luck
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 Posted 08/26/2016  12:55 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MS70Error5 to your friends list
I'll have to check that out. Thank you CoinCents. :)
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 Posted 08/26/2016  04:45 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John1 to your friends list
The rotation is very nice,get it in a 2x2 ASAP. The die crack is kinda common.
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 Posted 08/26/2016  12:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Conder101 to your friends list

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See the cracks starting point between the 1 & 9, but have a hard time following after it intersects with the bust.

It runs right along the highest ridge of the truncation of the bust, right there along the edge where it goes from light to shadow.
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 Posted 08/26/2016  6:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MS70Error5 to your friends list
Thanks John. I put the coin in a flip.

Yes Conder that is the path the die crack took. Right along that light and shadow edge. Thanks for the proper term of the neck area.
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 Posted 08/26/2016  10:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coop to your friends list
That flip is not a soft one that smells like shower curtains is it? PVC damage ahead if it is. You have to have the hard flips to prevent that issue.
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 Posted 08/27/2016  12:58 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MS70Error5 to your friends list
It is a flip that is soft but doesn't smell. The package says non plasticized flips for coins. Does this mean it is PVC free? Thanks for the heads up. They may be made out of mylar not sure.
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Thank God they are PVC free. They are actually hard flips when I checked out the product. They just feel soft I guess.
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 Posted 08/27/2016  10:38 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coop to your friends list
They turn coins green or purple. Really bad for BU coins. Ruins them in a short amount of time in storage. They scared me off from flips altogether. I just use 2X2s now.
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The package says non plasticized flips for coins. Does this mean it is PVC free?

No it means there is no plasticizer in them. The flips could still be or have PVC in them. It isn't likely though because PVC is a hard brittle plastic and a non-plastized one would probably crack after just a couple opening and refolding of the flip.
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