A little extra metal on this Kennedy

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Are you referring to the mark from the top of the "T" toward the base of the neck?
If it is raised, it might be a die gouge.

Chris

 

all those lines are raised. like a splash of metal but its under the we trust

 

above the e and w and inbetween the E and the 0 in the date

 

It would be nice to have better close-ups. However, if most of those lines are raised as you say, then maybe the die was heavily abraded by a Mint employee.

Chris

 

I agree with Chris, that is probably the case

Daniel,

 

Thanks Guys! I figured it was some sort of die striations, heavy gouging or something to that effect. Just picked through quite a few and this one caught my eye

 

I have those all over the top of the reverse of a '70-D. What still has me going is how far apart they're spaced.