1972 Kennedy half dollar no fg. error?

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  1. Would this be considered a no fg coin cant see a fg with naked eye but can with camera after it's blower up 20220116_120443.jpg 20220116_120443.jpg
     

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  3. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    If the FG shows at all then the FG is there.
     
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  4. manny9655

    manny9655 Well-Known Member

    The "No FG" was due to over-polished dies. Some coins, like the OP, will exhibit a weak FG. For it to be considered a "No FG", it has to be gone.
     
  5. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Well-Known Member

    The mint tries to get as many strikes as possible from a set of dies, so they do maintenance on them in an attempt to keep them in service. One of the things they do is polish the dies to remove marks, clashes, debris, etc., and in doing so, it wears down and eventually removes the high devices. The designers initials on the Kennedy is one of those high devices, so finding one without the initials simply indicates the die had been over polished. NAV, No Added Value.
    The three legged Buffalo nickel is a good example of this.
     
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  6. tommyc03

    tommyc03 Senior Member

    @Mountain Man As are the many varieties of two feather Buffalo's.
     
  7. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Well-Known Member

    Yep.
    Mine:
    1937 D 3 legs reverse.jpg 1919 Two Feathers XF obverse.jpg
     

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