1946 Half Dollar Hoof Through 6?

This is not the hoof through 6 variety.... I cannot tell from the pictures if this is a double date.... but the three repunches that I know about are 1) on the bottom curve of the 6... 2) below the bottom curve of the six ...3) On the top right curve of the six.

The recognized design through 6 is in the 2014 Charltons 68th edition in the Variety section.

I believe its not actually a hoof but a die chip, similar to the '49 and '50, where the 9 or 0 also contain die chips that enlarged as the die wore on through time to the point where it fills the 6 or 9 or 0 and "appears" to be a hoof extension but is not.

Cityofkooks

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CityofKooks: I believe that the mark that you are questioning would make the hoof too long and is just that, a die mark inside the six. I went through the unique die 1946's in my collections and there are five with different die chips, several with a double mark inside the die which almost looks to be part of the drapery design outside the six and most with no design inside the six. I seem to remember that I have seen a 1946 coin with a mark inside the six like yours and will look for one when I go to the Brampton coin show this weekend (though nicer quality George VI fifty cent coins are getting somewhat scarce.

Coin Chick: Thanks for the kind words. Are you ready for the next test?

At the Brampton coin-show I examined all the 1946 fifty cents that I could find. None matched yours, but since the Mint published figure was 30 Reverse Dies used in that year, your die may have not been represented. As per my previous entry, George VI coins in EF and up are not that plentiful (a lot of the lower quality ones went into the smelter with the recent upsurge in silver prices)....

A little bit of date digit positioning explanation... the last two date digits for 1946 were entered manually into the dies... the rest of the die design elements were already there... Your wide date coin was struck by a die where the '4' and '6' were entered at almost the rightmost positioning possible and so cut off the hoof (some of the drapery design made it into the six on other wide date coins).... but I don't think the hoof extended far enough to be the mark that you see inside the '6'. I was looking for a like coin that I might be able to characterize further but without luck....I will continue to keep an eye out for one.

I enjoy following up on things like this, and sometimes I can find a suitable answer... if you have other questions, don't hesitate to ask.