1972 D Half Dollar Strange Error Help ID

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Appletrader1 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 02/21/2021 1:45 pm I was wondering if someone could help me ID this error... several stars at the bottom of the coin look like they've been "smeared" along with the F in "FG". Report this Post to the Staff

ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19186 Posts	Posted 02/21/2021 1:51 pm Larger, closer-in, sharp photos would help us see things more clearly. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21622 Posts	Posted 02/21/2021 1:54 pm Please do not use screen shots. They are too pixilated and makes it harder to see the detail. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 02/21/2021 3:24 pm Welcome to the Forum. You've come to a phenomenal place to share and learn. Explore and Enjoy! Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34425 Posts	Posted 02/21/2021 7:41 pm @apple, first welcome to CCF. Second, for sure better pics would help, but that smearing might be due to use of a tired die. As the dies start to wear out, striations appear in the fields of coins struck with them. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Appletrader1 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 02/22/2021 2:19 pm I'm still figuring this forum out so my apologies for the poor pics. I have trouble uploading pics because they always seem to be too large (file size) even when I use the photo optimizer tool... anyway, thanks for the help. I think it is a worn die. After some research it seems this is a known verity for the 72 D half dollar. It also seems to be a good example of the early to mid stage of wear as some coins with this issue look even worse. Anyways, I thought it was pretty cool to compare this to some pics of other coins with this same error and see how it progressed. Report this Post to the Staff
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