1966 Kennedy Half Dollar (Uncirculated From SMS)

Coop will chime in, I am sure, but Machine Doubling can look like just about anything, Its important to note that if the devices are the same or smaller/ reduced, Machine Doubling is suspect. In order for it to be a DDO or better, the devices need to be thicker or duplicated at or near the same height as the original letters and numbers.

To me, the bottom of the "L" looks like classic Machine Doubling. I use the analogy of a bucket loader cutting onto a side of a number or letter, and it leaves that shelved or uneven look, sometimes almost fuzzy.

I have several photographs of the coin but I did not have time to load them all. I will add them so you guys can see what I am talking about. Coop, Last night I read that the issues that cause Mechanical Doubling could also cause heavy vibrations after the coin is struck and that is what causes this effect. Was that good information?

I removed this coin from it's Special Mint Set cover earlier this evening. I noticed a section of Kennedy's cheek was missing and decided to find another 1966 set for my collection. This coin is beat up pretty bad.

Thank you very much gentlemen.