Can anyone tell me what kind of error this Kennedy Half is?

Babylove27 · August 1, 2019 12:37AM

Good evening everyone, I pray all of you are doing well, I seen it's been a rough week in the coin collecting , My condolences to the two gentlemen that passed on recently, and prayers of strength and healing to their families.
I need some expert error advice on this 1996 D Kennedy half dollar I found. On this past Friday when I stopped at my credit union to cash my paycheck I wanted to get some rolls of half dollars to hunt but I was kinda iffy about buying any from there ,only because the last time I bought 10 rolls which was about 4 months ago, it seemed like they gave me already looked through rolls, not one decent half, not one silver, just 200 plain ol' halves, but I decided to go
ahead and grab 10 rolls anyways just for fun, so on the way home I am riding passenger so I decided to open a roll and about 6 coins down I find this 1996 D , missing all of the detail on the reverse , and copper colored with the entire rim sticking up about 3/16th, almost cap like in shape , and what looks like the rings on trees that we count to find their age. The entire roll contained 1996 D Kennedy halves, is that very common for older dates? Any and all of your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Thank you ,
♡Babygirl♡

JBK · August 1, 2019 1:28AM

It looks like it was machined out (not an error).

Babylove27 · August 1, 2019 2:00AM

@JBK , can you please explain this to me in a little more detail, I apologize, I'm just starting to learn about errors and such, I also should have mentioned the full roll of 1996 D halves is in uncirculated condition, not a scratch on them. Thanks for your feedback friend,
♡Babygirl♡

bolivarshagnasty · August 1, 2019 3:00AM

It looks like the coin was placed in the jaws of a lathe and turned. The amount of material removed is more than one would expect if caught in counting machine or the like. The concentric lines are consistent with a machining process. Man made, not a mint error.

291fifth · August 1, 2019 3:06AM

It was machined on a lathe by someone who was just fooling around. The coin was then hidden in a roll of unc. coins to enable getting rid of it for face value. I'm not sure if a bank would accept it for face value. If offered to me in payment I would refuse to accept it as it is just a badly mutilated "coin".

Oldhoopster · August 1, 2019 4:00AM

This coin did not leave the mint like that. As others have said, it was machined on a lathe. It is not an error

ricko · August 1, 2019 4:07AM

That is PMD (Post Mint Damage), as stated above.... buried in a roll to pass it off at face value. Good luck with your roll searching....Cheers, RickO

Hemispherical · August 1, 2019 4:58AM

Someone was attempting to make a trick/magic coin with a lathe to hollow it out.

During the course of post mint “adjustment” toomuch pressure applied around the perimeter and it became junk to the trickster and as posted above, the trickster got rid (probably at no loss to him/herself) of it in a roll to the bank.

IMO.