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Mi-struck Kennedy Half or just well worn

levinlllevinll Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭

Am I seeing something that's not there or is the Kennedy half mi-struck ?

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  • abcde12345abcde12345 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks tapped with a ballping hammer. Is there reeding on the edge?

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,879 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Photo of the edge please.

  • abcde12345abcde12345 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looking closely again appears ground down a bit there mate.

  • ModCrewmanModCrewman Posts: 4,038 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 29, 2019 7:25AM

    It was probably ground down to be used as a quarter in a vending machine. Similar to what had been done with cents to be ground down to be used as dimes in a payphone back in the day.

    (Just kidding.) :)

  • levinlllevinll Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭

  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,879 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Altered PMD

  • levinlllevinll Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭

    PMD ?

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 34,347 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @levinll said:
    PMD ?

    Post Mint Damage

    In other words, it's not an error, it's just a damaged coin.

  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,828 ✭✭✭✭✭

    damaged

    Not an error coin of any kind.....sorry

    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors
    for PCGS. A 49+-Year PNG Member...A full numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022
  • levinlllevinll Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭

    NP. Thanks for the info.

  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,613 ✭✭✭✭✭

    In general, when looking at possible error coins, just ask yourself if there is any way you could make that yourself with tools. If the answer is yes, then it is not an error. ;)

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Definitely PMD.... There are videos available of the coin minting process, as well as literature.... study that a bit and you will understand more about what constitutes a mint error. Cheers, RickO

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