1966 SMS Kennedy, looks like "birthmark" on cheek- insight please!

[CanDoCHRIS]

Hello everyone, I also have this 1966 SMS that I am curious about. I found it in a normal SMS set, and picked it up because of what I thought looked like a "birthmark" (to me anyways, and I am aware of the "birthmark" 1967 SMS Kennedy), so I am just curious, can anyone here shed some light on what I am seeing? It is indented, and very clean, but yet, kind of textured inside of where it is concave, I am thinking it is to "clean" to be what I think it would be if it were post mint damage (but I know very well it could be post-mint damage)... Let me know what you think. Thank you very very much again....


Chris.

[Tim]

looks like a hit or something dropped on it.

[coin-crazy]

It appears to be a die break of some sort....At any rate its a cool coin!!



MIKEE

[numismanut]

Seeing the actual texturing within the recessed area might help a bit, but it's hard to tell. This could even be a struck through, but I don't see any reason to separate it in your collection as an E/V. Keep it with the other nice shiny ones

[foundinrolls]

If it is raised, it is likely as a result of a minor chip or small nick on the die itself. If it is a depression, it is likely a minor struck through error.

Thanks,
Bill

[19Lyds]

If it is raised, it is likely as a result of a minor chip or small nick on the die itself. If it is a depression, it is likely a minor struck through error.

Thanks,
Bill

I agree with Bill on this.

Besides, the 1967 Birthmark coins were frost breaks if I recall correctly.

[wavysteps]

I am inclined to think that it is a "struck through a foreign object"

http://error-ref.com/Struckthrougherrors.html

We have an area on error-ref.com that deals with "struck throiugh" errors.

BJ Neff