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Message:: [QUOTE="19Lyds, post: 1971710, member: 15929"]Larry, it is definitely from a clash. Actually, its from 3 separate incidences of clashing where slight rotation occurred during the clash. Pick out an IKE and flip it over.Note the area right between the eagles legs where the moon horizon passes through. This is the "deepest" area of the coins reverse and conversely, the "highest" point on the reverse die. When the dies clash, this area makes that talon punch right smack into IKE's temporal area. Add a little rotation and that punch will move, left, right, up, down.The minting process allows for movement in the dies to prevent damage to the presses. Slight movement but movement none the less. It is this movement which creates the different double and triple clash marks. On a severe clash, the U in UNUM can be transferred to the Obverse die creating an upside down U (UDU) As noted by the OP in a later post, the crown of IKE's head can also create a line across the moon on the reverse which is referred to as a "moon line". These can also be in double and triple configurations. [ATTACH=full]350058[/ATTACH] As with anything in the coin making process, attention needs to be paid by the press operator and with the large coins (Kennedy and IKE) that just does not appear to be the case. Also, as with anything in coin collecting, the more prominent the clash, the less the collector has to explain and the more value the coin has.[/QUOTE]