1973 D Kennedy Half DDR FS 101???

[Bcnuqt]

Going through grandmother's coin hoards, I have found this coin. Is this a DDR? I tried posting angled pictures for depth. Thanks for looking and opinions.

[MintErrors]

Where did you come up with FS-101?
I don't see any DDR's at all on VarietyVista and none on https://coneceaonline.info for 1973-D.

The word "HALF" appears to be some sort of machine damage, aka worthless doubling. The word appears thinner, and step like, a good sign its damage from the minting process and not a DDR.

[Bcnuqt]

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Where did you come up with FS-101?
I don't see any DDR's at all on VarietyVista and none on https://coneceaonline.info for 1973-D.

The word "HALF" appears to be some sort of machine damage, aka worthless doubling. The word appears thinner, and step like, a good sign its damage from the minting process and not a DDR.

Here are some pictures comparing the DDR with a regular Kennedy with measurements. I did look and as well did not find this DDR, but I thought this was a discovery and the place for it.

[MintErrors]

This coin was 52 years ago. The working die that struck the reverse of this coin also hammered out several hundred thousand of the exact same coin. IF this was a DDR, it would have been found and documented long ago. I believe in the resources. If it isnt listed as called, its got to be something else.

In my opinion, its still machine damage related. The article below has photos of a Kennedy Half Dollar with machine damage.

https://minterrors.org/index.php/wha...anical-damage/

I have a proof Lincoln with an extreme machine doubling that it looks too crazy to be true. IF I can locate the photos, I will add a single phto here for educational purposes.



If you believe this to be a doubled die, place a post under coneca services, under attributions. A CONECA staff member will respond to your inquiry.

Thats all I got for this coin.

[eaxtellcoin]

I'm moving the post to the die variety forum. Anything Double Die or RPM should be placed there..
Eric

[occnumis2021]

it is VERY rare for ddo/ddr etc to be this strong, so that is your first clue it is most likely not a variety.

with this width, it would be more likely to be an error coin BUT it is neither variety or error, at least the area pictured. i didn't scour the coin rev/obv.

happy hunting