Got my 2020 Proof Set today. I noticed on the Kennedy half-dollar there is no cameo contrast frosting on the shaft of the leftmost upper arrow. What does everyone think? Is this a new type of die variety?
Interesting! I'm thinking struck through debris but that could start a following Call it the invisible shaft arrow variety! Or the floating point variety!
I also looked at it under the stereo microscope. It is definitely not a struck through error. There is no evidence of debris spread caused by the striking pressure.
It just looks like whatever machine they use to make the cameo effect missed that arrow shaft. I would think it is more along the "error" line than a variety. That's just my 2c.
I suppose the folks at PCGS might be in a foul mood and just dock it a few points for "impaired frost". Or, of course, it could become the new variety at the top of everybody's want list, as long as there are some others, but not too many.