I dismissed this 1973-D Kennedy as MD... Sure looks a heck of a lot like 1974-D DDR-001

Kurisu

Just put it in a flip and took a 2nd look on VarietyVista to notice it sure looks a lot like the 1974-D DDR001 - http://www.varietyvista.com/12 Kennedy Halves/DDR Detail Pages/1974DDDR001.htm

There isn't one listed for this 1973 D

From Variety Vista...
the 1974-D DDR001

koynekwest

Looks like classic machine doubling to me.

JFK_Collector

Your coin is only showing machine doubling. The coin screen shot from Variety Vista is both machine doubling and a DDR.

koynekwest

The Stage B pictured in the Variety Vista ebook is much more indicative of the variety, as the machine doubling is gone (the reverse die is tightened.) It's classified as a Class II + VI, and it's a very minor doubled die.

joeykoins

I'm going to throw a couple of words out, that I. and a few others, have been using pretty much lately. "Wishful Thinking". Lol. I've been doing a lot of that recently.

ricko

Looks like machine doubling... at least in all the pictures in the OP.... Cheers, RickO

Kurisu

@joeykoins said:
I'm going to throw a couple of words out, that I. and a few others, have been using pretty much lately. "Wishful Thinking". Lol. I've been doing a lot of that recently.

I always temper the wishful thinking It only takes about 4 decades lol.
In this case it was taking a final look at it a couple hours past my bed time

WAYNEAS

MD