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This 1994-D Kennedy Half Dollar is my favorite error coin that I have found to date. The condition shown in the images I have provided is the exact condition I found the coin in when I first discovered it. I apologize if my pictures aren't detailed enough to clearly show this, but this is NOT a coin that was damaged or corroded at some point AFTER it was minted. This coin was unintentionally minted this way and it's unique appearance is owed to it featuring numerous significant minting errors.
From what I can tell, the coin features a prominent retained strike through error on the obverse of some sort of metallic object(s)(possibly a staple or something similar), the coin was potentially struck on a partially unclad planchet (or it was a normal planchet that ended up losing most of its outer coating from the numerous strikes it received), the coin has a large die crack on the obverse spanning from roughly the center of the obverse running in a straight line to the edge of the coin just below the 9 o' clock position, and the coin has been struck a significant amount of times (likely as a result of the extra material that was initially struck into it causing it to swell up in size slightly and become stuck within it's collar, although leaving it free to still rotate within said collar).
What I believe to be proof of these restrikes can be found upon close inspection of the obverse, as it is possible to make out no less then ten seperate faint remnants of past strikes, specifically the aforementioned die gouge from these previous strikes, all jetting out from the center of the obverse to various other random locations on the edge of the coin like faded hands on a clock. Also visible pretty much everywhere around the inner edge of the coin is the slightly raised remnants from the lettering of previous strikes.
What truly makes this coin really special in my opinion however, is how the combined effects of all these errors dramatically alters the coins appearance, creating the illusion of the coin featuring completely different subject matter as a result.
On the reverse, the coin is left with an almost calico looking mash of colors that I recently realized when viewed from afar, come together to bare a striking resemblance to a fictional character from a well known movie franchise (see photos).
The most prominent change however, is found on the obverse of the coin where the strike through error ended up being positioned perfectly to create the illusion that instead of featuring the bust of JFK, the obverse instead appears to feature a very detailed bust of a white dog. This alteration is most visible when viewed from afar as well, or when the coin is tilted away from any direct sources of light, obscuring the raised details of the coin and allowing the coloration of the coin to become the more prominent observable details.
Finally, on a far more morbid note, if you instead tilt the obverse into some direct light, the original bust of JFK returns, but it does so with what looks like a bullet flying directly at his head. This illusion is made far more disturbing by the horrific foreshadowing of the impending impact that is created by the contrasting colors of his pale colored face against the unclad coppery orange color that splatters out in all directions around it. An illusion that is made exponentially more unsettling when considering who specifically is depicted on the coin.
Please let me know if my theories regarding how this coin was created, and the specific types of errors present on it, hold any weight, and if not, what actually did happen instead. Also, I would love to hear about any other coins any of you might know about that feature errors like these that seemingly alter the subject matter of the coins they are present on.
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From what I can tell, the coin features a prominent retained strike through error on the obverse of some sort of metallic object(s)(possibly a staple or something similar), the coin was potentially struck on a partially unclad planchet (or it was a normal planchet that ended up losing most of its outer coating from the numerous strikes it received), the coin has a large die crack on the obverse spanning from roughly the center of the obverse running in a straight line to the edge of the coin just below the 9 o' clock position, and the coin has been struck a significant amount of times (likely as a result of the extra material that was initially struck into it causing it to swell up in size slightly and become stuck within it's collar, although leaving it free to still rotate within said collar).
What I believe to be proof of these restrikes can be found upon close inspection of the obverse, as it is possible to make out no less then ten seperate faint remnants of past strikes, specifically the aforementioned die gouge from these previous strikes, all jetting out from the center of the obverse to various other random locations on the edge of the coin like faded hands on a clock. Also visible pretty much everywhere around the inner edge of the coin is the slightly raised remnants from the lettering of previous strikes.
What truly makes this coin really special in my opinion however, is how the combined effects of all these errors dramatically alters the coins appearance, creating the illusion of the coin featuring completely different subject matter as a result.
On the reverse, the coin is left with an almost calico looking mash of colors that I recently realized when viewed from afar, come together to bare a striking resemblance to a fictional character from a well known movie franchise (see photos).
The most prominent change however, is found on the obverse of the coin where the strike through error ended up being positioned perfectly to create the illusion that instead of featuring the bust of JFK, the obverse instead appears to feature a very detailed bust of a white dog. This alteration is most visible when viewed from afar as well, or when the coin is tilted away from any direct sources of light, obscuring the raised details of the coin and allowing the coloration of the coin to become the more prominent observable details.
Finally, on a far more morbid note, if you instead tilt the obverse into some direct light, the original bust of JFK returns, but it does so with what looks like a bullet flying directly at his head. This illusion is made far more disturbing by the horrific foreshadowing of the impending impact that is created by the contrasting colors of his pale colored face against the unclad coppery orange color that splatters out in all directions around it. An illusion that is made exponentially more unsettling when considering who specifically is depicted on the coin.
Please let me know if my theories regarding how this coin was created, and the specific types of errors present on it, hold any weight, and if not, what actually did happen instead. Also, I would love to hear about any other coins any of you might know about that feature errors like these that seemingly alter the subject matter of the coins they are present on.
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