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1972 Kennedy Half Dollars Error

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 Posted 03/08/2025  5:24 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add oscarhound to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi I have two Kennedy half dollars the Denver Mint one has filled in mint mark I think could anybody confirm this from the photos that I compared them to that's what it looks like to me.
For the Philadelphia one it has some letters on the the reverse. It's hard to see but I think it's a j does anybody know what these are? I'm sorry for the photos I don't have a great microscope. Also are once with no edging worth any I couldn't find any Kennedy half dollars with no edging with the price too





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 Posted 03/08/2025  5:55 pm  Show Profile   Check Brandmeister's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Brandmeister to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
A filled D mint mark is very common, and is not worth any extra money. The working dies often suffered a broken post, resulting in a partly or completely filled D. In circulation, the face of the D wears down, and the hole doesn't go all the way through the height of the D, resulting in a filled appearance.

The marks next to the tail feathers look like Reed Marks, made by the edge of another coin banging into this one. The letters FG are the designer's initials.

Something wore the reeding off the second coin. It could have been stuck in a dryer, or perhaps it was a slot machine coin.
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 Posted 03/08/2025  6:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Hondo Boguss to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
There's nothing special about either of these two coins.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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From what I can tell from these photos, not seeing anything unusual. Try for better, overall quality in your photos.
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 Posted 03/09/2025  1:40 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sharks to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
@oscarhound - with all the above.
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to the CCF and
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to CCF.

aside from the worn reeds on one of them these are normal well circulated coin.
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Everyone above said what I believe in as well.
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I agree. Just spenders.
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