That is called shelf or mechanical doubling.... no premium...
That was my first... after searching many, many, many bank rolls...
@calishield..... It was bank rolled....
A week ago, I got a roll of halves at the bank. I have been searching rolls of halves for years and never found so much as a 40% silver half....
I found a '41 (no mm) in a roll of halves this week.... was a great surprise ...
Count me in .... Your very generous giveaways are always fun....
Not a doubled die.... no serif separation... die deterioration....
Yep... sounds like a defaced (PMD) coin.. and there would not be a P mint mark.
You rinse after the bath to ensure removal of any residues... preferably with alcohol and then hot water.
Acetone will NOT affect any metal... it dissolves organics.... you may not like what is underneath the contamination... however, that is not the...
It is PMD.....
If both sides are missing, it was likely removed chemically...
I really cut back when they did not offer a proof ASE in 2009.... Ruined the set...
That appears to be PMD.....
I do not know of any incuse MM on Kennedy halves... would like to see a picture.
Sorry...semantic slippage there... I meant proof sets....
MS64....In hand, maybe 65.
I have four mint sets (in cellophane and envelope) with the Accented Hair ..... They often appear when gun shows have the occasional coin table......
I have been using it in my safe with coins for thirty years... no issues...no tarnish, no gases....
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