Half Dollar - Two Mint Marks

PJT701

RE: 1991 Kennedy Half Dollar [two pics attached]

My mother left me a lot of coins from the 19th & 20th century. I've been able to find a lot of information about the 19th century coins; however, cannot find information re many the later 20th century coins such as this 1991 Kennedy Half Dollar.

This coin appears to have two mint marks as follows:
....very strong/clear raised 'P' mint mark between the two 9's in the date
...another distinct but finer font raised 'D’ [or additional ‘P’] stamp/mint mark appearing right before the first 9 in the date and in alignment with the above mentioned stronger mint mark
...under my microscope, the additional ‘mint mark’ looks like a distinct fine raised 'D' but in the pics [like attached] it appears more like an additional P mint mark.

I'm new to coin collecting and this forum.
I read that pics can't be more than 50kb so I reduced the two attached images to this size; one zooms in on the date/mint marks.

Any suggestions for either best sites or other information relative to the above would be very much appreciated.

Thank you!

IkesT

@PJT701 said:
I read that pics can't be more than 50kb so I reduced the attached to this size

It's reduced all right!

FredWeinberg

Based on the photos only, and the damage to the nine itself, I believe it’s just a contact mark/
Bag mark.

ProofCollection

Need better pics.

Manifest_Destiny

@ProofCollection said:
Need better pics.

It won't help.

PJT701

@FredWeinberg - definitely not contact nor bag mark In person...under microscope, it's a distinct perfectly formed and clear raised mark. I can see why you might suspect this given that the pics did not come out very good

@ProofCollection Thank you, I will try to get better images and repost New to this forum and I thought image max was 50kb

ProofCollection

@PJT701 said:
@FredWeinberg - definitely not contact nor bag mark In person...under microscope, it's a distinct perfectly formed and clear raised mark. I can see why you might suspect this given that the pics did not come out very good

@ProofCollection Thank you, I will try to get better images and repost New to this forum and I thought image max was 50kb

No, you should be able to upload just about any picture from any cell phone.

lermish

@PJT701 said:
@FredWeinberg - definitely not contact nor bag mark In person...under microscope, it's a distinct perfectly formed and clear raised mark. I can see why you might suspect this given that the pics did not come out very good

@ProofCollection Thank you, I will try to get better images and repost New to this forum and I thought image max was 50kb

Fred is THE expert on error coins in the world. You are new to coin collecting.

You have been respectful thus far so I'll be nice. When you say the mark is "definitely" something, everyone else here either chuckles to themselves or shakes their head. You are not in a position to give definitive comments.

You have your answer. Welcome to the board.

For further reading, I would recommend the below post:

@PeakRarities said:

That’s great to hear, unfortunately our forum search feature is essentially useless, and we don’t expect that to change any time soon. What many of use do is use a normal Google search, followed by the words “collectors universe forum”.

For example, if you wanted to know about the 1972 doubled die variety, there are a myriad of threads about the subject but searching the forum would likely yield old irrelevant threads. In Google’s search field, you would type “1972 doubled die cent collectors universe forum” , and you would be led here.

https://www.google.com/search?q=1972+doubled+die+collecors+universe+forums&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari

Separately, we only forewarn you about the frequent posting of pocket change because it’s such a common occurrence here, and doing so indicates that a member is unwilling to learn, and expects others to do all the work for them. Posting in such a manner will not help your credibility here, but contrarily, experienced members would eagerly help someone taking the initiative to make a conscious effort before posting. There are other “members” who have been posting the same ordinary pocket change for YEARS, and can not seem to grasp that concept.

As suggested, it would serve you well to learn the basics about the minting process, and focus on coins that already have known varieties. The likelihood of finding a discovery coin that hasn’t already been documented is slim to none. If your post has clear pictures of the entire coin, and you specifically tell us what error or variety that you think the coin may be, and what you’re seeing that led you to that conclusion, the feedback you receive will be a reflection of that (though some have an abrasive communication style no matter what), try not to take it personally

In fewer words, avoid making people work to understand your posts, because quality input yields quality output. It’s akin to the “give a man a fish…teach a man to fish…” idiom, and people here will be friendlier and more helpful . If you stick around, you will quickly see what happens in the opposite end of the spectrum…😅.

Here is a very informative thread for new members that lays out many other best practices, I’d encourage you to peruse this thread for some helpful tips.

https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1107307/newposters-read-this-before-posting#latest

Anyway, glad to see you found your way back to the hobby, we look forward to your continued participation here 🙂.

jmlanzaf

@PJT701 said:
@FredWeinberg - definitely not contact nor bag mark In person...under microscope, it's a distinct perfectly formed and clear raised mark. I can see why you might suspect this given that the pics did not come out very good

@ProofCollection Thank you, I will try to get better images and repost New to this forum and I thought image max was 50kb

Contact marks will often have raised edges due to metal shipping. There is no easy way to have a displaced mint mark like that.