Need Help With A 1986 D Half Dollar?

The way the grain of the metal is seen flowing towards the rim the doubling (defect) you see is caused by a worn out die - Die Deterioration.

Wow....Crazy! I never noticed that one....thanks for pointing this out to me. I have been doing research on this particular flow and it seems your right Crazy. They are interesting flaws to point out. I'm going towards more of die fatigue. This doubling will usually but not always be in combination with an "orange-peel" effect on the fields of the coin, created by the stress in the metal on the dies. Then again, I thought maybe, the line between the "numbers" mainly, the "U", "R", and "GOD", could be a "double die'"

Lets not forget a possible Strike Doubling on the "D". Notice that there are no splits in the serifs on this "D"? The doubling is flat, shelf-like, and low to the field.

Just my opinion guys. Learning from experts like you makes it all more challenging indeed....

Better pictures for you guys. Sorry, just learning how to adjust lighting and such...

For grading, I don't think so, these are not valuable errors, just damage on coin, grading fees woul kill you on any value.

Because the 6, 9, and D are all in same direction it's MD, besides VERY seldom is a coin both DDO and RPM. Whenever you see both, big red flag, with clear MD, well, you get the picture. Post another pix with all motto in it (IN GOD WE TRUST), may have to move back, but get it all in one w/ better lighting. Same with LIBERTY, get as much as you can in one pix. Hint; some times close-up get TMI, don't need that close for DDO/RPM. Take a look at these examples:









I'm still trying to figure out that notching on some letters, it is most likely Die Deterioration & MD at same time, but, need the backed up fuller image of all letters.

Well, final verdict...coin is a VLDS disaster. It does show massive Die Deterioration all over, that we knew. There is definite directional MD (Northwest) that appears all over (see arrows & points noted. Still not sure what the end of right bar of the R of LIBERTY is. It just may be deteriorating die in Hair for all I can tell. There is no doubling any where seen including MM. Because of the hardness of Cupronickel, you get those kind of heavy flow lines and wear patterns, especially when zeroing in at hi-mag...begin seeing every flaw. The "can't see the forest for the trees" syndrome. Die wear/flow is going Southeast as seen on MM and lower potion of date.