2023 (P) Kennedy Half Dollar - Doubled Die Obverse VDDO-001

Description

As the inaugural doubled die obverse cataloged for the 2023 Philadelphia Kennedy Half Dollar, VDDO-001 presents light spread across multiple obverse elements: IN, the G of GOD, the mintmark, TRUST, and LIB of LIBERTY. Five separate design features — spanning the motto IN GOD WE TRUST, the mintmark, and the beginning of LIBERTY — confirm a genuine hub doubling event affecting a broad swath of the obverse die rather than a localized anomaly. Light spread means the secondary images sit close to their primaries and demand careful magnification, but the number of affected elements compensates by offering multiple diagnostic checkpoints. The 2023 Kennedy Half Dollar continues the copper-nickel clad composition used since 1971, with Gilroy Roberts' iconic portrait of President John F. Kennedy dominating the obverse. Kennedy Half Dollars have been struck at Philadelphia in modest quantities in recent decades, primarily for collector sets rather than circulation, making die varieties from modern dates less commonly encountered than those from high-mintage 1960s and 1970s runs. VDDO-001 establishes the baseline variety for 2023-P Kennedy Half obverse doubling.

Die Markers

• UVC-???
• DMR-00?
• Stage A:
• Obverse and Reverse are EDS
• Stage B:
• MDS (unconfirmed)
• Stage C:
• LDS (unconfirmed)

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