1974 Half Kennedy dollar coin 0

[Dejone Maxwell]

On reverse the "M" in Unum" looks like a a N

[Greenstang]

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On reverse the "M" in Unum" looks like a a N

Guess it does in a way. It can't be an error so it must be damage of some sort .Probably taken a hit moving the metal.

 

[Mohawk]

I'm with Greenstang.....it looks like the M took a hit making it look like an N.  It's strange looking, but it's simply post-minting damage.

[VKurtB]

They aren’t done with movable type, after all.

[Dejone Maxwell]

On 10/24/2021 at 11:41 AM, Mohawk said:

I'm with Greenstang.....it looks like the M took a hit making it look like an N.  It's strange looking, but it's simply post-minting damage.

But would it be some type of indention mark if it was hit ??

Edited October 24, 2021 by Dejone Maxwell

[Mohawk]

Coins can get hit in a lot of different ways and it's not always apparent how the damage occurred.  But, there is no way what you are seeing could have happened in the minting process, so it has to be damage.  It's just that simple.

[Oldhoopster]

On 10/24/2021 at 1:08 PM, Dejone Maxwell said:

But would it be some type of indention mark if it was hit ??

Other than mint marks prior to 1989, NO letters or devices are individually punched into working dies.  The main devices, letters, and mottos can all be found on the Master Hub

The master hub is used to make Master dies

Master dies make Working Hubs

Working Hubs make Working Dies

Working dies strike coins

It really doesn't matter what caused the M to look different, the simple answer is it can't be an N. That's not how the die making process works.