1949-S Franklin Half, "shifted" Die?

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jdheyne Pillar of the Community United States 772 Posts	Posted 02/26/2007 10:36 am Hi all. At first sight, I just thought this was damage. It seems like there is more to it than that. Notice HALF, how LF appears shifted upward. Quite a bit different that a double die. Can anyone explain this? Thanks! Jordan Report this Post to the Staff

jdheyne Pillar of the Community United States 772 Posts	Posted 03/02/2007 1:34 pm Anybody know what this could be? Report this Post to the Staff
laxmaster92 Member United States 1154 Posts	Posted 03/02/2007 6:33 pm Woah. I have no idea what it is.It sort of looks like dropped letters or doubling, but I dont see a way that could happen. Report this Post to the Staff
tnwalker10 Valued Member United States 393 Posts	Posted 03/02/2007 7:08 pm The shifted letters appear to be incused, is that correct? Also, between the bell clapper and top of the "D" appears to be an incused straight leg of the "d"? To me that's really odd. It will be interesting to see what everybody else thinks. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 03/03/2007 1:08 pm I have been asked to comment on this one... Sorry, no clue here either. I can't imagine anything in the minting process that would look like that, but at the same time I can't think of any style of alteration that would create this effect either. Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 03/03/2007 2:41 pm are they possible die alignment marks or struck through dropped letters ? Being underneath the actual strike makes them very curious. Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
jdheyne Pillar of the Community United States 772 Posts	Posted 03/03/2007 3:03 pm It is indented, not raised. Should this be sent out to someone? I don't care if it is worth no premium at all, I just would like to know what happened. Jordan Report this Post to the Staff
Spider5689 Pillar of the Community United States 2269 Posts	Posted 03/03/2007 3:29 pm I think you should send it to someone, It is really interesting. If you choose to send it to someone, please post a follow up about this coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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1949-S Franklin Half, "Shifted" Die?