1968 Missing "a" 50 Cent Piece

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TheForce Pillar of the Community United States 4870 Posts	Posted 02/11/2018 10:54 am I thought I had all the 50c coins but I just found out about this one. I didn't see it listed in my 71st Edition of Charlton. Can anyone tell me about it? Was this a business strike or only PL issue or both? Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21928 Posts	Posted 02/11/2018 11:49 am I think they only appear on business strikes. You can also find missing a "A" or other letters in nearly every year between 1968 and 1976. There is also a rare 1974 missing "S". These missing letters were caused by weak strikes. Report this Post to the Staff
TheForce Pillar of the Community United States 4870 Posts	Posted 02/11/2018 2:17 pm Thanks! Any particular reason Charlton doesn't list them? Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21928 Posts	Posted 02/11/2018 2:25 pm Probably because of being caused by a weak strike, they are more of an error coin than a variety. Report this Post to the Staff
mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9937 Posts	Posted 02/11/2018 2:46 pm Here's mine Sorry a bit out off focus Report this Post to the Staff
rocky Pillar of the Community Canada 2784 Posts	Posted 02/11/2018 3:51 pm nice Strike Doubling. plus I see a detached flower bulb. nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10477 Posts	Posted 02/12/2018 3:41 pm Quote: These missing letters were caused by weak strikes. These were not weak strike phenomena... the 1974 Missing S was a die polishing mistake and progressive die filling was responsible for the Missing A, Missing AD and Missing <other letters in the lower banner> "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
Alex A Pillar of the Community 710 Posts	Posted 02/12/2018 4:57 pm The 1968 "missing A" are easy to find. Most coin shops will usually have a few for sale. Report this Post to the Staff
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