Oh - didn't realize that. Maybe the third time's the charm.
RR - while your post above is well-written, it really doesn't address the issue at hand. Although I don't know which group I'm in, that you...
Looks legit to me - although normally you see partial copper/partial zinc showing on some, this appears to be 'light copper plating' -
'Pre-Popped Gas Bubble' - which leads to a laminated planchet. Nice example, nice grade
Just returned from the FUN show Orlando. OP - as posted numerous times, your Half Dollar has been machined - it did not leave the US Mint like...
minor lamination, imo
That's not an over mintmark, imo
Improper metal mixture of the original long planchet strip. ...and yes you can find them on both sides, but it's generally one side of the coin.
Minor filled dies in that area.
It's damage - same thing that cause the flattened bottom of the '2', and the top left of the '7'
We're still waiting for the OP to tell us what specific area he's asking about.
Not a doubled die
Do you mean the contact mark under his eye? or ?
P & G got it -
circulated proof
Both sides are harshly cleaned, at a minimum. Not an error - what you see is the result of the scrubbing. There might have been some light die...
Congrats on that milestone !
It's been plated. Doesn't have the right surfaces or luster for a cent struck on an un-plated zinc planchet.
Amen
IMO, the 'melted' look is due to the surface damage, after the circles were put on the coin by one of those machines. And, although we say...
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