It is hard to tell anything from your photo...maybe a strike thru something. Larry Nienaber
65GT350…there isn’t a description for the stage C, other than the obverse and reverse are LDS, because no one has reported one, or there was no...
Stages are used, by James Wiles (CONECA), to show the progression of the die use for a die variety in the CONECA Die Variety Listings. These...
65GT350...Are you sure the Stage A marker, die scratch in field at lips, isn't there...could it be faint? Here is a photo of the marker from a...
Mike Diamond is correct...obvious strike doubling. Larry Nienaber
GDJMSP...some people may never learn the difference between errors and varieties, especally when they are talking about varieties on this "Error...
I think this could be an example of Die Deterioration Doubling, which is why you don't see the shelf-like doubling. Larry Nienaber
AJ...usually die doubling will almost always exhibit splits in the serifs of the letters and/or numbers, with rounded, not flat shelf like,...
AJ...your first example, the 69S, is typical strike doubling. Your second photo needs more magnification to be able to tell anything. Check out...
In Breen's book he talks about a sharp vetical serifs to S (about 85% of this date), and a knob-tail S (about 15% of this date). It looks like...
65GT350...the term used to describe this is "abraded die". This is common with the 1966 series with the later die state half dollars. CONECA...
What is begining to make some sence to me is that there are small beads of metal, different sizes, same material as the planchets, getting on...
Yesterday I was looking through a bunch of 70D Kennedy Half Dollars under my scope, and saw a couple more examples of this defect...different...
erwizard...I see you also live in Tempe. Your half dollar is strike doubling, not from a doubled die. Larry Nienaber
The photos from the second one I sent are from an ANACS slabed, Special Mint Set half dollar. Do you really believe someone has intentionally...
I have another one of these circles. This one is much larger and is on a 1966 SMS Kennedy Half Dollar. Any ideas? Thank You Larry Nienaber
I was searching under the scope for die varieties on this 1967 Kennedy Half Dollar and noticed these circles. Can anyone tell me anything about...
A.J...attached is a photo of John Wexlers photo from his book showing the 70S die scratch through the 0 of the date. Does your 70S DDO have that...
Coinage 10...were you able to confirm your 70S has a DDO-001 using Wexler's die scratch markers? If so your cent is a very rare find...like...
Coinage 10...If you check out Wexlers 1984 book, "The Lincoln Cent Doubled Die" you will see he shows a marker for the 70S DDO-001: A die scratch...
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