Can anyone give insight on the missing 9?

Jtjumper

MarkKelley

A minor grease filled die strike, but the condition of the coin precludes any numismatic premium.

TwoSides2aCoin

Grease filled die.

TomB

Regardless of value, it is still a cool find.

291fifth

Severe damage. Value is 50 cents.

jmlanzaf

@MarkKelley said:
A minor grease filled die strike, but the condition of the coin precludes any numismatic premium.

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Bikergeek

I 100% agree with @TomB here. I'm not against monetary value - but the OP spotted and recognized an interesting anomaly and had the inquisitiveness to come learn about it here. And then he didn't argue about why this coin should be his golden ticket (like oodles of folks do, with their parking lot finds). So, tip-o-the-hat to @Jtjumper and welcome!

PS. I'll retract anything nice I said if I see this half-dollar on eBay with a $1,000 price tag and a hyped-up description.

Ronsanderson

Another missing, or nearly missing 9, just for fun. I assume this was a partially grease filled die, as well.