Kennedy Half Dollars - Die Clash - "Overpolished Die Clash™" - And More Circulated Proofs

MsMorrisine

1996 - P Die Clash





1996 - P Die Clash with Overpolished Die, the "Overpolished Die Clash"
(note loss of detail in and around the ear, along the jawline, and in the hair)





1981 - S Circulated Proof

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My oldest dated circulated proof yet - 1979 - filled S - Circulated Proof

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MsMorrisine

First, I am using a point and shoot through a magnifying glass.
my pictures are terrible and that won't change for the foreseeable future as the timing of the mint releases is keeping money tight



Question: How common are this type of Die Clashes on Kennedy Half Dollars? I've found maybe 5 to 10 of them, but I am not sure if I just maybe wasn't observant enough in the past to catch more or not.

WoodenJefferson

I have a 96-P where Jack looks like he's wearing a hearing aid, but no clash marks, that I find interesting on a later date Kennedy half dollar. I was always under the impression that the Mint solved a possible clash of the dies by the mid 1980's. The master hubs were revitalized in 1991 and the strikes have been excellent ever since. Those are nice finds.