Odd Background Textures On 1983 Kennedy Half Dollar

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Jregister80 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 03/08/2018 1:47 pm * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! * This is a 1983 Kennedy half. I'm finding a few of these an not sure what it's called. The background appears to show cracks or rough areas like a bad strike or something? Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74434 Posts	Posted 03/08/2018 1:54 pm Those are heavy die flow lines from your coin being struck in a Very Late Die State. It was struck with a very worn die. Here's what foundinrolls siad on this thread. http://goccf.com/t/32605 Quote: Hi, This refers to the condition of a die used to strike coins and the progression of the deterioration of the die itself. Basically, the more coins struck by a die, the more worn the die becomes. So there are phrases, like Early Die State, Middle Die State, Late Die State and some combinations thereof that are applied when describing the appearance of a coin that was struck. You may see the initials used. EDS, MDS and LDS. I hope that Helps a little, Thanks, Bill Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Jregister80 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 03/08/2018 1:57 pm Perfect! late die state. Thanks for the info! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74434 Posts	Posted 03/08/2018 2:01 pm Quote: Perfect! late die state. Thanks for the info! You're very welcome! I'm glad I was able to help you. You'll often see these die states the more you CRH. It is very interesting how much abuse these dies can take. And, To CCF! Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 03/08/2018 2:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 03/08/2018 2:20 pm That is an impressively late die state - just look at his ear! I'd hang on to that one. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/08/2018 2:58 pm They call the obverse ones halos: But it from over polishing die die. Report this Post to the Staff
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