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Odd “S” stamped into a Kennedy Half dollar...
Eddiecapo
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Has anyone seen this before? Doesn’t seem like the easiest thing to accomplish and there is a faint 2nd “S” like it was done twice
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Eddiecapo
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And although the pictures look like it is raised, it is stamped into it.
looks like a letter punch and a hammer were involved.
damaged by someone with a letter punch
Yep, letter punch. Maybe they wanted to make another super bird?
TurtleCat Gold Dollars
If you have a hammer and a letter punch it is very easy to do.
I have a set of punches. Send me some half dollars and tell me what letter you want and I'll strike them for you.
Just someone fooling around with a letter punch as others have said. No numismatic value or interest.
@Eddiecapo.... Welcome aboard.... Post mint damage (PMD).... No numismatic premium. Cheers, RickO
agreed PMD
Sometimes the dragon wins
Probably flattened the obverse portrait a little too I'm guessing.
I have seen letters and numbers that were hand stamped on coins. But never on a Kennedy half dollar. I don't know what to make of it. Quite odd.
San Francisco is really getting sloppy with their mintmark.
Counterstamped coins are fairly common. The obverse (heads) side of the coin will likely have a "bulge" from the moved metal.
For the seasoned collectors ... it's the latest variety discovered and in the Cherrypicker's Guide. It's a "superbird" Kennedy half!
Oh ... welcome to the Board!
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
As mentioned, your coin has
(Post Mint Damage)
The other side should show some signs of the counterstamping.
Check mine out.
Wow this is very interesting how you watch.
Maybe some collectors Initial
Steve................Oops.......hey don't look at me
that looks like the S is inverted, what kind of error is that?
I think it's the Type 1 error ... Very rare!
I wish I had thought of that. Very good.
We got the culprit
Someone just wanted a "Superbird" Kennedy to fill an empty hole in their album? beside their Quarter, going for the whole set... LOL
In the old days coin graders put their initials on coins:
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