1966 Variety WWHO-001

Description

Cataloged as a doubled working hub obverse under Wexler Variety ID 1966 50 cent WWHO-001, this 1966 Philadelphia Mint Kennedy Half Dollar represents a master hub-level doubling event whose effects propagated to multiple working dies. Strong doubling appears on the profile including the neck, chin, lips, nostril, eye, and the locks of hair at the top of the head near the B in LIBERTY, with additional spread on the lower back of the ear and the designer's initials. A close spread also shows on IN GOD WE TRUST. Because the doubling originated on the working hub rather than individual working dies, die markers vary from one working die to another, as do reverse markers, meaning each die struck from the doubled hub produces coins with the same hub doubling but unique die-specific surface characteristics. While CONECA has acknowledged the possibility of a doubled working hub for the numerous 1966 half dollar doubled profile varieties, they continue to list all of them as unique working dies. This classification distinction remains an active area of discussion among variety specialists studying the extensive family of 1966 Kennedy Half Dollar profile doublings.

Attribution History

• Discovered by Various individuals Cross References: None known Comments: While CONECA has noted the possibility of a doubled working hub for the numerous 1966 50¢ doubled profile varieties, they still list all of these as unique working dies.
• None known Comments: While CONECA has noted the possibility of a doubled working hub for the numerous 1966 50¢ doubled profile varieties, they still list all of these as unique working dies.; Wexler Variety ID: 1966 50¢ WWHO-001
• Expert attribution by Wexler Team

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