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1976 Bicentennial Half Dollar Error?

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 Posted 10/01/2024  10:05 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add TedError to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I have 40 rolls of 1976 bicentennial half dollar coins. What errors should I look for on these coins. I don't trust the coins I see on ebay, "WE TRUST", No Mintmark, Filled mintmark and DDR's since there are none listed, so I'm relying on the real source the Coin Community.

Here's what I found so far:
Varietyvista
1976-D DDO-001 (Only DDO listed and it has details)
No DDR's listed
No RPM's

Wexler's
1976 WDDO-001 (No details)
1976-D WDDO-001 (No details)
1976-D WDDO-002 (No details)
No DDR's listed
No RPM's

No die clashes

Are any of these ebay listings valid? "WE TRUST", No Mintmark, Filled mintmark and DDR's

Where do I get the Wexler DDO details?

Any help in completing my list of errors to look for would be greatly appreciated!!!
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I assume you are not including the silver business strikes or the proof clad and silver halves? Because the major varieties for bicentennial Kennedy halves are the silver circulation 1976-S FS-101 DDO and clad proof 1976-S FS-801 DDR.

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Are any of these ebay listings valid? "WE TRUST", No Mintmark, Filled mintmark and DDR's

No MM usually means a grease-filled die and "filled mintmark" is just a die chip.

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Where do I get the Wexler DDO details?

If I understand your question, then here:
https://doubleddie.com/919455.html
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Having researched bicentennial variety coins, I understand his conundrum. The Wexler catalog lists three DDO for 1776-1976 Kennedy half dollars. All three entries consist of a title with no images or text. My assumption was that they were prior entries that might have been delisted and deleted, or perhaps placeholders for submissions that turned out to be MD/DDD under close inspection.

Much of the 1976 stuff on ebay is, to put it bluntly, rubbish. The bicentennial coins seem to draw the goofiest listings for "error coins" and the magical trio of DDO-DDR-RPM.

Regarding die clashes specifically, I don't know about 1776-1976 Kennedy half dollars, but there are definitely clashes on drummer boy quarters. Given the huge volume of 50˘ coins struck, I would find it implausible that zero clashes made their way into circulation. Clashes still happen on current model coins all the time, and the Mint is not scrambling in a mad rush to get them out the door by a hard deadline.
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Thanks to all of you that replied.

Brandmeister is right on with my questioning. I'm not expecting to find any 1976-S coins since I believe my uncle already checked or any silver in these rolls. The Wexler listings are of no help. If you're correct they should update the website.

I think I am just down to looking for the Varietyvista 1976-D DDO-001 (Only DDO listed and it has details) and any unusual strikes with die cracks or greasers.

Thanks again to all!!!
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Just saying since you mentioned ebay: The vast majority of listed doubled dies and RPMs do not bring premiums in the actual hobby. Nor do most clashes. This is a hard lesson people who buy from ebay find out when they go to sell what they were told was a good error coin.
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At least on the low end, I would say it depends on the clash. For example, I can sell a solid Buffalo nickel die clash for a few bucks, assuming the EPU letters are legible beneath the jawline. You aren't going to get $10 for a coin that you bought for $2 (unusual luck not withstanding).

I think a bicentennial die clash would sell like hot cakes. Even a circulated 1776-1976 quarter or half with recognizable features is worth at least $5-10 unless it's totally mauled. I would cheerfully trade a nice BU 40% silver 1976-S Kennedy—proof or business strike—and maybe more for a decent example of a bicentennial die clash.

One has only to look at the prices for a clipped ordinary Kennedy half vs. a '76 half to see how much people love the bicentennial coin series.
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