1983 Kennedy Half

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  1. eric6794

    eric6794 Well-Known Member

    A typical clash on the bust?
     
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  4. FoundinTN

    FoundinTN Big AM

    Awesome clash right there,very cool find
     
  5. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    I see no evidence of a clashed die on your coin. I believe the striation marks on the side of the face is this. http://www.error-ref.com/grease-mediated-radial-smear/. There looks to be some struck through debris areas on the reverse also.
    As a rule, a die clash will only show up on the flat field of a coin as this is the highest point of the die.
     
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  6. Oldhoopster

    Oldhoopster Member of the ANA since 1982

    No clash. Remember that the highest points on the coin are the lowest points in the die. That's why you normally see clash marks in the field, that's the part of the dies that come into contact.

    I think what you're seeing is a coin struck from very worn dies. That's pretty common for a lot of denominations in the 80s
     
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  7. FoundinTN

    FoundinTN Big AM

    That's right...dang,that is still rly cool,I would totally keep it.
     
  8. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    I disagree with this. "GMRS" should produce a smearing of the peripheral elements, but it doesn't on the Kennedy.

    Yes!

    Chris
     
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  9. JCro57

    JCro57 Making Errors Great Again

    I agree. if it is there, it didn't photograph
     
  10. Islander80-83

    Islander80-83 Well-Known Member

    I'm still looking....

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  11. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    You may want to reread the description of a GMRS.

    Radial smearing can affect both interior and peripheral design elements.
     
  12. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    I see very worn dies and possibly some PIDT. Not a clash.
     
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  13. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    I have read it and re-read it, and I still see no evidence of smearing.

    "Definition: Radial smearing of the design caused by “grease” (die fill). The edges of the design that face toward the center of the coin are smeared toward the rim. Radial smearing can affect both interior and peripheral design elements. Although the mechanism is conjectural, the effect is likely caused by the interplay between viscosity, die convexity, and planchet expansion. It's possible that as the die is pushing its way into the planchet, it is also squeezing the grease outward. As the grease makes contact with metal that's rising into the die's recesses, it smears the metal outward in a radial fashion.

    In rare cases, the direction of smear can be toward the center of the coin, or in both directions simultaneously."

    However, what I think you see in the central part of the obverse is die fatigue, not GMRS.

    Chris
     
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  14. eric6794

    eric6794 Well-Known Member

    Yeah I found it odd that I seen what appeared to be the wings of the eagle on the cheek and ear but nothing in the field, good ol' case of eyes playing tricks on me.
     
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  15. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    I would suppose that if this coin has anomaly that is cause by common die fatigue.
    That would make this a commonly found defect which in turn would make them easy to find and of no value.
     
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  16. eddiespin

    eddiespin Fast Eddie

    Those lines are from the dies. The dies are a little shot.
     
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  17. eric6794

    eric6794 Well-Known Member

    Yes they were lol.
     
  18. eric6794

    eric6794 Well-Known Member

    You are correct, this coin has no numismatic value.
     
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