1972 HALF DOLLAR help what is this issue?

Attumra

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JBK

Looks like worn dies to me.

TurtleCat

Worn out dies that may not have been carefully prepped ahead of time given the lack of circulation of half dollars even then.

MsMorrisine

flow lines from extremely worn dies

Attumra

It might just be my imagination but one last pic I see a "G" and other letters on the chin and below it? possibly a mint mark "P" on bottom of neck and -god we- on neck/chin area?

ricko

Worn dies, flow lines.... No letters on the chin... What you are interpreting as letters is called 'pareidolia'... Cheers, RickO

Jimnight

Yep ... what all the above posts said.

CaptHenway

Worn out dies.

joeykoins

Yep, as mentioned above. But and if, those initials on the reverse were gone (FG) then you would have something there! Keep hunting

abcde12345

@Jimnight said:
Yep ... what all the above posts said.

Deteriorated die.