Help me understand this face... error?! 1994-P Kennedy half dollar

I don't even know how to describe what I'm seeing...similar to a letter or number drop, could this be a face/ear drop?!
Maybe a strike through?
The way the shelf like damage and indentations follow Kennedy's portrait's details and the entire ear itself is...well...
I'm fairly baffled.
The reverse seems unharmed.

 

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I think that it's some kind of doubling...

 

You might have something special there. Perhaps a "discovery" coin.

Call the experts :

@paddyman98

@Fred Weinberg

 

That's pretty dramatic! A while back I was reading about an 1834 Doubled Profile Large Cent. As I recall, it was caused by some sort of machine doubling. I don't recall seeing it on a modern issue, though. There also appears to be a "Struck Through Dropped Filling" ("D" under eye)...unless it's part of the doubling.

 

It's to small compared to any of the letter D's on the coin to be a dropped letter

 

Thanks, I wasn't really sure.

 

I don't think it is anything, but I hope I'm wrong...

 

My initial thought was PMD...and it probably is, but it sure is interesting!

 

The classic case of MD?
On the Cheech and forehead?

 

I think this post is relevant to yours. Still trying to figure it all out.
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/indian-nose-job.384708/#post-7818336

 

Altered coin ...dremeled...reverse?

 

Looks like it took a hit which affected most of the high points of the face and a gash to the forehead, ouch.

 

LOL. Don't look at me guys .

 

http://www.error-ref.com/push-doubling/

 

Cool find. Initially thought MD but on second look, very interesting. I looked at the article in a prior comment and think this might be "slide doubling". Nice find.

 

What you have here is MDD (Machine Damage Doubling) aka Strike Doubling. This happens when the die bounces after the first strike, leaving a shelf like appearance, very common.

 

It's definitely a show-n-tell keeper, it's deferent, I like it. Thanks for sharing it.

 

Hey, let's keep Cheech out of this, otherwise she'll ...er, oh, hi Cheech!...what a coincidence, we were just discussing you...

 

Very interesting. Appears to be strike or push doubling, base upon the readings.

 

Thanks for the guesses everyone!...here is what @Fred Weinberg told me about it (Thanks again Fred!!!), he answered my question about this in a different forum and I wanted to share it for everyone here...

From Fred -
"It's an extreme case
of mechanical/ejection doubling, imo.
I've seen this effect on Kennedy's before - maybe a 2001, or
like this one posted, in the 1990's.
An above average example of this type."