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New Member
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"ED" "ST" "HLF DOLLAR" came across this today new to CRH and am learning lots about errors. Hoping to get some info about this  |
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Moderator
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I believe you are correct, MD  |
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New Member
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Awesome!! An imformative reply, thank you very much, I recently posted this up on another forum but unfortunately didn't receive replies. I am looking for any information I can get on this. New to learning what to look for. Tyvm to anyone who replies and can shed some light
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New Member
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I know its nothing big but to me every coin I add in the cool bin is a win for me. Mostly I just find interesting looking coins. So far this is my first real error coin. Or at least the closest I have gotten
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Rest in Peace
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That"s an exceptional example of MD. Usually MD happens on a side/group of letters. This is all over including on the left feathers towards the inside. Don't usually see all this on one side. Awesome Keeper! BTW to the family! Edited by Crazyb0
02/15/2017 11:31 pm
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New Member
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That's great news to hear!! I'm excited about it. I know it's not worth anything but to me this find is great!! Can you she'd some light on the feathers? Where r you seeing that. I don't have a knack for being able to catch errors. Still super newbie.
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New Member
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Also I no5iced that the olive branch has a weird line along the left side of it. I'm assuming it's just part of the Mechanical Doubling |
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Valued Member
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The giveaway of MD, as I have learned here too, is the flat shelf look of the doubling and the reduction in the device size. I am still having trouble identifying some examples. This one is obvious, great reference example.
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Bedrock of the Community
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That is a heavy MD specimen! Most are not this pronounced. Cool find.
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New Member
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Oh oops yep srry about the single liners
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Pillar of the Community
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Actually, can you get a picture of the obverse too? And maybe a clearer picture of the reverse lit from the left and right sides? It looks like you might have a die clash too. Here's the overlay for the JFK half.  I can't tell from the picture, but I think I see the faint curved outline from the right wing to the center of the arc of stars. Even if it's not also a die clash, it's a good example of Machine Doubling. MD is pretty common on the reverse of JFK halves, and it usually manifests on the HALF DOLLAR text. |
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Pillar of the Community
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The die had a little unintended movement when it struck your coin, altering many of the devices. The error is a form of MD called Strike Doubling. |
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Pillar of the Community
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That is a very nice example of MD. Generally, I would pay a small premium for something like that.
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Pillar of the Community
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I can't be positive, but it does look like the obverse die was polished a bit. Do you have other half dollars from the same year on hand? It looks like the bridge of JFK's nose is thinner than it should be. I just compared to a stock image of a 1971 D. It can be difficult to capture in a picture, but you can try tilting it at different angles in light to see if you can match up any of the other die clash marks present in the overlay.
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Posted 02/15/2017 11:05 pm
