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Valued Member
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Looks like damage.
You can open the case, it's not sealed
Just be careful
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Something definitely hit the right top of the 8. There are numerous little dings in the fields above it, too. Also possibly a squiggly lint strikethrough behind Kennedy's head.
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Bedrock of the Community
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There is no such thing as an 8/7. The date is in the master die
and not hand punched so there is no possibility for a 8/7.
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Pillar of the Community
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There is no such thing as an 8/7. The date is in the master die
and not hand punched so there is no possibility for a 8/7.  Quote:
An overdate coin is a coin variety in which the date shows visible traces of an earlier year. This occurs when a mint modifies an existing die by engraving or punching a new date over the old date. Coins struck from such dies show overlapping or partially visible digits from two different years. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah, agreed. The 1942/1 dime and 1943/2 nickel had their earlier date from the master hub down into the working dies. A working die can always be modified post-manufacture with a punch or engraving.
Not that this proof Kennedy is an overdate.
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Pillar of the Community
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Not that this proof Kennedy is an overdate.  Something else going one with this coin |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm thinking possibly damage as well.
Errers and Varietys.
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I agree with damage - is there any sign of tampering with the SMS case?
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Pillar of the Community
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That little knock on the 8 is probably from the hopper or the ejection process. I don't know how you'd hit that hard during handing without marking up the fields, too.
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Valued Member
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Sorry for the late response. A specific reply - unknown if there was damage to the original mint case. And it already had it's clear, tight shrink wrapped cover on.
Thanks for all comments, but I must say I am disappointed. I was waiting and hoping for the big congratulations that I had the one and only 8/7 1968 Kennedy proof!!! LOL!!!
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