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1972 D Kennedy Half Dollar ?

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 Posted 08/29/2014  12:51 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Stayathomedad to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I couldn't find a lot online about the 72 Half Dollars. The 72 in the date looks to have some kind of doubling on it, was wondering what others thought about it as well ?

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 Posted 08/29/2014  1:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinCollector2000 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Machine Doubling, with some flow lines from a Very Late Die State (VLDS)
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 Posted 08/29/2014  1:22 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coop to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I see machine damage on the mint mark and the tops of the 72. This happens when a normal die in a machine that is slightly loose and the die movement makes the strike distorted because of the die movement. These are very common. On the half dollar and one dollar coins on the reverse you see it most often on the devices located at 6:00 on a lot of these coins. The 1968-1972 cents dates show this a lot as well. But the mint mark and date affected is usually an indicator of machine damage on a coin.
The dies are prepared first. Until 1989 the mint marks were added to the die as a separate process with a hand punch. So if both show machine damage, then it usually occurs during the strike. (If it were a doubled die, the mint mark would not be affected.)
If it were a RPM, then the rest of the devices would not be affected. There are cases where you have a RPM and a doubled die, but when the direction is the same for both, it is machine damage. Hope this helps
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 Posted 08/29/2014  1:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Stayathomedad to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Great explanation Coop, Thank you.
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Also note that the die was in VLDS when your coin was created. Also you can see a halo around the front face area to cover numerous clashes. Unfortunately this does not raise interest in your coin. But so many events happened to the die before your coin was struck. The die was reaching retirement just before your coin was struck.
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 Posted 08/31/2014  10:06 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add eSinger to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I would still keep it, its is kind of neat.
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