Very Insignificant Error On JFK Half? (1981)

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Ynnad Pillar of the Community United States 684 Posts	Posted 02/12/2022 2:17 pm What is the little concave pit near the bottom right hand side of Kennedy's neck? Could it have been caused by a speck of debris on the die when it was struck. I don't think it is post mint damage. This was taken from a BU roll. I'm not going to save it. It was one of the culls from the roll. * Edited by Staff to Add Year to Title. Titles are Important! * Report this Post to the Staff

Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 02/12/2022 7:35 pm A BU roll does not mean that the roll specifically came from the mint with each coin being the way it was released from the mint. As just one example, my Grandfather used to make a BU roll every year of halves as they came out (he had half dollar changers in his businesses). Someone who got the rolls when I took them to the bank (after cherry picking of course) may have thought they had a mint roll, yet the coins were all out of circulation. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94867 Posts	Posted 02/12/2022 7:52 pm Well it is possible that a small glob of grease was on the die or planchet when struck, or it could just be a contact mark during movement from the bin of other freshly struck coins to the bagging of or transportation to the facility that rolled it up.. 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
Ynnad Pillar of the Community United States 684 Posts	Posted 02/12/2022 9:51 pm Earle42's statement, "A BU roll does not mean that the roll specifically came from the mint with each coin being the way it was released from the mint." is certainly true. But I still don't think this is post mint damage. The coin came from a large group of rolls purchased from a bank in the early 1980s. They were all 1981-Ds. Two of the rolls sat untouched in a safe for about 40 years. The rolls were all machine-rolled and were obviously not rolled by the mint. While post mint damage is a possibility, the pit does not look like any contact marks I have ever seen before. It doesn't really matter. I will probably just spend this one. Edited by Ynnad 02/12/2022 9:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 02/12/2022 10:43 pm It is a minor strike through error. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
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