1972-D Kennedy Half Dollar, Need Help Identifying A Few Things

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NewbieCoiner808 Valued Member United States 463 Posts	Posted 07/10/2019 12:49 am This coin has questionable features on both sides. On the obverse, the D mint mark looks a lot taller than every other one I've looked at tonight plus it looks like his lips & face are doubled. It doesn't look like typical MD to me bc it's not flat and doesn't extend to his neck or forehead. On the reverse, it looks like a DDR-001 according to the description on variety vista about the spread on the stars & rays above the eagle's head. The top of the flag is also doubled. I've never seen any MD in this area out of thousands of Kennedy's I've looked at. Go ahead and give me the bad news on the obverse and reverse.... Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74233 Posts	Posted 07/10/2019 02:11 am Your coin is showing heavy Die Deterioration and Machine Doubling, on the obverse. I am also not seeing DDR-001, on the reverse. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Gincoin43 Pillar of the Community United States 1543 Posts	Posted 07/10/2019 02:22 am That eye is pretty clearly doubled, you can see more on nose and lips. Don't know about the mint mark or the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/10/2019 04:41 am I am seeing MD and DDD. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5239 Posts	Posted 07/10/2019 06:07 am High bounce MD and DDD. Edited by Jim0815 07/10/2019 06:55 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/10/2019 11:14 am Same here! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/10/2019 2:48 pm Not a doubled die. Just a VLDS die and Machine Doubling that is present on the coin. Note the left side of the eye area. Not there is not contour of the design. It is flat. That is what Machine Doubling does to a coin after the strike. It is like a kick in the shin to the design. If it were a doubled eye, it would be raised, not flattened. Here is an example of a working hub doubled issue: Report this Post to the Staff
Gincoin43 Pillar of the Community United States 1543 Posts	Posted 07/12/2019 6:03 pm Just to make sure I am understanding this correctly, A true double die happens when the coin is struck multiple times but the orientation of the die and the hub changes leaving two impressions and will be will be on every coin that was struck while the die and hub were in that orientation. Machine Doubling happens when the coin moves. Any input is appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/12/2019 9:51 pm Actually the die has the doubling on it, that happened during the die creation. What you have on your coin is a striking issue, not a doubled die issue. The strike happened, then the machine damaged the devices on the coin on the way coming up from the coin. That is a machine issue. There is also a die issue that doesn't make a premium for your coin. What is that? The die is a vary aged when it struck your coin. How can I tell? Note on the fields of your coin and also the devices, the die is showing VLDS (Very-Late-Die-State) See the wrinkles in front of the eye and on the fields. That is called die flow. Which would be the better one to by? Part of the aging process of the die. As I mentioned, no premium for this. But why is knowing that important? If you were going to buy a doubled die from someone and the coin had these die flow lines on it, you might want to wait for a fresher example to come by. When you got to tell your collection, people show more interest in fresher dies to a true collector. Edited by coop 07/12/2019 10:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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