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mksgraves New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/02/2010 10:40 am have found a lot of different errors not mentioned in Red Book, what would be a good source to find out some idea of the value these would bring & possible some buyers? (filled letters, dbldie's not mentioned,die cracks, die polish scares, weak stamping on letters & numbers,ect.)these are just a few of the kennedy's iv found. kennedy 1966 ms-60 united & half dbldie rev. kennedy 1967 au-50 face from forhead to chin dbldie obv. kennedy 1971d ms-63 f from fg missing rev. kennedy 1972d ms-63 1 of the 9 stars are missing rev. kennedy 1972d ms-63 ridge from mid nose to cheek obv. kennedy 1972d ms-63 bridge of nose does not meet forhead obv. Report this Post to the Staff

twohawks Pillar of the Community United States 1551 Posts	Posted 02/02/2010 10:56 am Allot of doubling on them is only Strike Doubling or Machine Doubling and takes away from there value As far as items missing, coins that are struck thru grease are common and the reason for that. Some people collect them, but to have a real good value they need have a focal point missing. If you post photos someone here could give you a hand. Report this Post to the Staff
Tim Stroud Pillar of the Community United States 2661 Posts	Posted 02/02/2010 4:13 pm You need to get CherryPickers Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States coins by J.T. Stanton. It will tell you waht to look for not only in the halves, but all the other U.S. coinage also. Report this Post to the Staff
mksgraves New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/02/2010 4:52 pm dial up is to slow to post photos, iv looked thru other error books sure they tell what to look for, but what about the defect they they dont, are they not known about or just to comman, they say look for a dbldie date & you find dbldie set of letters instead, I read in a coin mag that someone had to send there coin into the mint to verify that the coin and defect were real before anybody would take notice of the defect. so who sets the standards? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 02/02/2010 9:09 pm Most doubling that you find on a coin is more the result of die wear or movement of the die(s). There are only two types of valuable doubling on modern coins- hub doubling(the cause of doubled dies) and repunched mintmarks. Everything else is basically worthless but many people confuse the worthless kind with the valuable kind. Check out the pics on this site for further explanation. As for missing details on a coin, that is caused by either a filled die(grease, metal dust, and other minting gunk) or excessive die polishing/abrading. Most examples do not carry a premium but occasionally an interesting part of detail will be missing and collector interest will increase. Missing designer initials is one example but probably the most famous example is the 1937 3-legged Buffalo nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
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