1994 P Kennedy Half Dollar Abraded Die And Die Clash?

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MintPenny Valued Member United States 74 Posts	Posted 07/24/2024 10:41 am Hello, I found this 1994 P Kennedy half dollar in a bank roll and it looks like it has some raised die lines behind Kennedy's ear, hair and in front of his face. I am thinking it is an abraded die but it also looks like there might be a die clash on the obverse and reverse. The areas that look like die clashes are in front of the eye and the chin and the reverse lines from the wings. Any thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7507 Posts	Posted 07/24/2024 11:00 am Looks like roller lines. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6461 Posts	Posted 07/24/2024 11:23 am It's a weird phenomenon. You can see the lines inside Kennedy's ear and below the jaw line. That doesn't seem consistent with filing or abrasion. How would you get into the die cavities without fouling them up? Roller lines seems like a better theory, although they tend to be uniform across the coin face and also tend to appear on both sides of the coin simultaneously. These do not. So I'm personally stumped on a positive id. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/24/2024 11:24 am My thought is die polish lines or maybe finger feeder lines.I call it a keeper. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 07/24/2024 11:40 am Interesting example. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19118 Posts	Posted 07/24/2024 11:47 am Interesting, yes. Report this Post to the Staff
Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 07/24/2024 11:57 am Roller Lines would be the guess here. By the way Excellent photo quality here! Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 07/24/2024 12:05 pm It sure looks like the obverse die had Feeder Finger scrapes that were transferred to the coin during the strike. These are really interesting to me. Nice coin, thanks for posting it! I recently found a Roosevelt dime with the same scraped look to the reverse. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Edited by Yokozuna 07/24/2024 12:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73706 Posts	Posted 07/24/2024 12:21 pm Die Polishing Lines or Feeder Finger Scrapes. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 07/24/2024 2:41 pm Feeder Finger Damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94795 Posts	Posted 07/24/2024 3:17 pm Yes, This would be Feeder Finger Damage - a nice example of it too. 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
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10484 Posts	Posted 07/24/2024 3:21 pm I also agree with feeder finger die damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 07/24/2024 7:20 pm Great post/topic here! I went back and read one of COOP's Feeder Finger Damage posts. Great information! Text book example of Feeder Finger Damage here I do agree. Edited by Tacc 07/24/2024 7:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
MintPenny Valued Member United States 74 Posts	Posted 07/25/2024 09:04 am Thank you for the great responses. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6461 Posts	Posted 07/25/2024 11:24 am Learned something new today. I didn't think that Feeder Finger Damage got below the die surface. But in Dr. Coop's image library was a nickel that clearly shows lines inside of Jefferson's face, which is deeper on the die. Report this Post to the Staff
Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 07/25/2024 11:26 am I read that same post from COOP, pretty awesome stuff regarding Feeder Fingers. Report this Post to the Staff
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