The ear and other areas on the die may have been doubled, but polished off. Larry Nienaber
When I open your attachments I can’t see what you are talking about. When I enlarge the attachments it actually hearts my eyes to look at it....
Doubling or not...this would be too minor to be concerned with. Larry Nienaber
MDD Larry Nienaber
This looks pretty simple. A clash would be raised, this isn’t...it would have to be a strike through. Larry Nienaber
Not a doubled die...MDD. Larry Nienaber
I think you may be right with the mintmark position. I am just having a hard time visualizing how the secondary inter mintmark can be influenced...
When I look at the 53D RPM-001 photo in the CONECA Top 100, it looks like the secondary mint mark outside isn't the same, bottom left. Larry...
I would say the 53D...No Larry Nienaber
Oh My God Caleb...thanks for adding these photos to the forum. I too have been searching for this die for years, it seems like I have looked...
jallengomez...where do see notching in his photos? Larry Nienaber
Sorry, but I don't see it. Larry Nienaber
Where do you see doubling? As for the mint mark...I think you need more photos from different angles. Larry Nienaber
Besides the die erosion, there are some die scratches. Larry Nienaber
Try to find a copy of James Wiles...The Kennedy Half Dollar Book. Using that book and the CONECA Master Listings is how I got started. Larry...
It looks like MDD to me. You can really notice it on the U of TRUST in your photos. Larry Nienaber
I would say MDD...note your CA of AMERICA photo. There is a nice CONECA listed 81S DDR...81S DDR-001 TY 2, see attached. Larry Nienaber [ATTACH]
Looks like MDD on the obverse and reverse to me...note the R in TRUST and the corner of the Memorial. Larry Nienaber
It looks like MDD on the half dollar to me...note IN GOD. Larry Nienaber
Could what you are seeing over the bottom serif be remnants from a plugged punch with some MDD on top of it? Larry Nienaber
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