1992 P Kennedy Half - Damage Or What?

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MrBreeze Valued Member United States 357 Posts	Posted 03/15/2022 12:03 pm Ok - I have been staring at this coin for sometime trying to figure out the different things going on with it. When I first saw it I thought it was some type of glue or epoxy on it. Once I got looking at it under the scope, I noticed all the odd margins around Kennedy's head and through the nose. They appear slightly incuse. Then I noticed what looks like extra metal pieces. The debris is very hard and does not come off with a fingernail. I was able to chip away a very little bit of the white/grey fiber or paper like material near the hook feature near the Y . The underlying metal looking stuff remained. Is there any way that this happened during minting? Could something have fallen on to the coin or is this just a damaged coin. Should I soak in acetone and see what happens? Thanks for any information. Edited by MrBreeze 03/15/2022 12:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff

nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 03/15/2022 12:43 pm might have had a medallion or similar epoxied to it Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21605 Posts	Posted 03/15/2022 12:46 pm Soaking in acetone wouldn't hurt to see if anything gets removed but whatever it is, it didn't happen during the striking of the coin so it isn't an error, just damage of some sort. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/15/2022 1:03 pm Looks like some sort of foreign substance. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/15/2022 1:50 pm But it is not a mint error. Just something added to the coin. No premium for this. Report this Post to the Staff
MrBreeze Valued Member United States 357 Posts	Posted 03/15/2022 2:59 pm Thanks all - I think I will soak it in acetone just to see what is underneath. Any thought on the creation of those lines. They don't look hand made. Curves are to perfect and the angle just below the T is to perfect to me. The metal of the coin looks moved or is that just an optical illusion ? Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 03/15/2022 4:26 pm Post mint damage. It didn't leave the mint looking like this. Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7027 Posts	Posted 03/17/2022 12:21 am lets see how the acetone does Report this Post to the Staff
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