1976 D Kennedy Half Dollar - Mint Issue Or Just PMD?

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MrBreeze Valued Member United States 357 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 6:16 pm So I have seen a lot of half dollars, but I have not seen one as smooth as this one or missing as many details. Is this just severely worn, PMD or something else. The coin is thinner than a typical 1976 and weighs 10.6g - the edge photo shows the question coin on the left and a typical 1976 on the right. Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 6:24 pm To me it looks like it was sanded down. Note the reverse upset rim (Proto rim) is missing. Note the angled scratches on the building? Note the date area is close to normal, where as the reverse if totally gone all round the coin. It looks like it was worked over. If it weren't polished over, why are the windows on the reverse not missing. The sanding only removed the higher devices. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19201 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 6:24 pm Highly unlikely it left the mint in that condition. Appears to have spent considerable time in an industrial/commercial-grade dryer--perhaps a dryer at a casino where the coin may have been subjected to considerable slot machine use. Too, someone could have abraded the coin deliberately over time. Cool example, 2x2 worthy. Report this Post to the Staff
MrBreeze Valued Member United States 357 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 7:35 pm Thanks all! The irregularity of devices between the obverse and reverse was interesting to me. Some looked mushy while others are gone. Would machine wear be more uniform on the reverse and not on the obverse? Not sure about sanding- I will increase magnification and see what I see. Think I will keep as an interesting example regardless. Report this Post to the Staff
silverwolf Pillar of the Community Canada 3733 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 8:17 pm Pocket piece? Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19201 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 8:21 pm Pocket piece--perhaps, could have been in a pocket 24/7 over the last 44 years, along with a wad of keys on a key ring and several loose quarters and such. Poor attempt at humor aside, it is an interesting piece. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97257 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 9:12 pm That reminds me of an old piece of bottle glass you can find at the beach after years of rolling around in the surf and getting sand worn from the constant moving in the sand and surf. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Edited by Dearborn 02/14/2021 9:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
IsThisAnything Valued Member United States 440 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 9:15 pm I have one like this, a quarter with only the reverse worn down this heavily. I think mine was sanded as well, but it's a fun piece to show the kids. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97257 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 9:27 pm Here is an old piece of bottle glass I found at the jersey shore way back in the 1960's Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97257 Posts	Posted 02/14/2021 9:29 pm maybe someone took an orbital sander to it. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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