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I am looking at a very nice 1954 Franklin Half Proof Coin. I am seeing similarities to the pictures on VV DDO-001. Specifically the 'LIBERTY', UST in 'TRUST' and the 9, 5 and 4 in the date including some scallop shaped marks on the bottom of the horizontal part of the 4. Picture number 6 is the example on VV with the marks pointed out. Thoughts or Comments?
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I would love to see some obverse motto closeups...especially TRUST, before I give an opinion. That seems to be where the strongest doubling occurs. The 4 of the date looks convincing, but I don't know if it was a working hub issue or not. I am thinking I see the same anomaly on the 1954D doubled die. I do not have any personal 1954 half dollars to check, but it is something we would need to keep in mind for later analysis.Bob Piazza
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Hello Bob, Thanks for the update. Since I posted the coin, I have had a chance to go to www.franklinlover.yolasite.com and saw much better and more comprehensive pictures of DDO-001. Based on those pictures, I do not think the subject coin is DDO-001. I will post the pictures which were courtesy of Gil Medina as noted on the site. As far as the 4 goes. I was able to verify a very similar anomaly on several 1954 Proofs. I did not find that same anomaly on the 1954D or 1954S coins I checked.Comment
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That's good research. Well done. I did get a couple of people to check their 1954 half dollars for the anomaly on the 4 and I came up with a few who said they say something similar on a few coins. I think we can chalk that up to a master die issue.Bob Piazza
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Hello Bob, Thanks for the update. I also checked some 1954 "Business Strike" Coins and did not see the anomaly. That said the investigation was of a handful of coins each and certainly not definitive however it seems to be a anomaly found only on proof coins. Thanks again for your help Bob.Comment
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