Nice clash.
5 or 10 bucks. I would just keep it.
Damaged... Maybe by a pellet gun?
Is this just_coins back again??
The article I read said that the obverse and reverse dies aren't even interchangeable, so someone would have had to use some kind of clamps or...
404 error. Mission accomplished. :salute:
Grease filled die or damage. The dates are part of the master die or hub, so they can't just accidentally leave one off.
After many strikes, the capped planchet expands out around the die, and the part being struck through gets thinner and thinner and details begin...
Struck by capped die. Very cool coin. I wish I could randomly find one.
You can tell someone has machined it down because of the marks. It's damaged.
Contact mark IMO. Probably from the date. I have seen several like this posted on here with various letters and numbers.
Post a pic of the edge.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1973-Kennedy-Half-Dollar-Flat-Edge-/150709368639?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item2316fa773f
Smash job. They could have done a smash job and then a counter-smash to get the date to read normally. If it was really struck off center twice,...
Didn't they certify a dropped edge letter a couple of years back? I still say they are all contact marks...
Acid dipped damage.
What I meant to say is that on a clash, the clash marks will rise out of the field seemingly behind the details, rather than appear just smashed...
Here's a heat damaged coin from a guy with tons of feedback and 100% positive :rolleyes:...
If it was a clash, the columns would be raised on the fields, unlike a hammer job.
A damaged feeder finger scraped repeatedly across the die.
Separate names with a comma.
