1996-P Kennedy half dollar- Double Die or Machine doubling- Need help!

NumisOxide

The only doubling is on the reverse. Only on HALF DOLLAR. Some letters of AMERICA. The other words don't have any doubling. So what do you guys think it is? Thanks.

dlimb2

Machine

ziggy29

That looks like machine doubling to me.

NumisOxide

Thanks for the fast replies.

I thought machine doubling would show up on all the letters. On this coin some letters are doubled and some aren't. This is what I'm confused about.

cladking

Strike doubling can show up almost anywhere and even skip letters. The presses and
dies pick up various vibrations which can be out of phase with the cycling of the press
so even consecutive coins will often have very different doubling.

There apparently various causes of machine doubling and some are repeatable, however.

NumisOxide

Thanks cladking for clearing that up.

BuffaloIronTail

Looks like MDD to me.

Too shelf-like and flat.

Pete