Does anyone know which RPM this is? I don't have a complete catalogue. I know it isn't 001, 002, or 003. Also, does that look like a DDR, or machine doubling? If it's machine doubling, does it cast doubt on whether the D/D is actually an RPM?
It doesn't match any of the listings in the current CPG. FS-501 (001) is south; FS-502 (002) is north; FS-503 (003) is northeast, and FS-504 (007) is a horizontal "D" north and west. It looks like machine doubling to me on HALF DOLLAR. Chris
Thanks Chris. I suspected as much. Another question...Do floating mint marks constitute varieties? I've noticed that the 90P's have two distinct mint mark placements...
748 I'm not sure of the year, but it was sometime in the early 90's that the Mint started placing the mintmark on the die with the rest of the design. Until then, it was hand-punched into the finished die, so there are quite a few variations in placement. No error! Chris
Thanks again Chris! I ended up bidding on that 64 MDD after all, just to have an example of machine doubling. Not gonna go over $20 though.
Don't bid any higher than what you already have, and I hope you lose! The melt value is just over $11, but you can save yourself all but 50c if you'd go to a bank and get some rolls of half dollars. The Kennedy's of the early 70's are rife with machine doubling. Chris
