Mercury Dimes were especially prone to MD - seems like 50% of 'em have it on the date area alone ! Yes, MD or Strike Doubling was 'common' back...
I guess I don't get the hint - The only thing I see in the PonyTail area is LESS damage/marks/hits than are on George's face. Am I close?
.....but the word is Pareidolia -
The OP's half dollar is damaged. It did not leave the Mint like that. Sorry....
PMD
Uniface Rev. from another unstruck planchet being fed under the coin for it's 2nd strike.
Well within Mint Tolerance of 27 degrees. This is much less than that.
M D E D
Without seeing the reverse, and just a small area of the obverse, I believe it's damaged, and not an error.
Numismatic Pareidolia
Can you post another photo of the edge, not at an angle? I'm thinking it might be a partial collar strike, but the angled photo of the side of...
Back in the 'old days' (the 60's), those die chips on the tops of the building were nicknamed "alligator on the roof' errors !
It's not a retained interior die crack. It's just a normal die crack.
It's PMD - post-minting damage
Yes - there was another coin in the minting of this one; who knows where it might be. As far as value, I guess you could send it to ANACS - don't...
Although there is what seems to be a very small flake of metal inside of the '6', and on the lower right side of it, I see a smashed '3' (lower...
Then it's probably a uniface reverse strike - another unstruck planchet was laying below this planchet in the collar when it was struck. The...
The coin has been buffed/polished on on that side, based on the photo. The weight of the coin, in grams or grains, would be helpful to make a...
Yes, I'll be the Long Beach Show, as I have for the past 46 years. I'll be glad (and interested!) to see the coin in-hand at my table (# 833)
As mentioned above, If the lettering is incused, it's hard to determine from the photos. It looks like a DD, but someone will have to view the...
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