United States 1948 half dollar
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When searching for this DDR you may find some of the minor varieties. Be careful when attributing these because some of the minor varieties are almost identical to this one.
Description: doubling on E PLURIBUS UNUM, UNITED, HALF DOLLAR, dots, bell clapper, lower left section of bell holder
Die Markers: -die abrasion in front of and behind bust -die scratches through LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST -die abrasion covers most of the reverse fields
Recorded mintage: 3,006,814 (all varieties).
Specification: 12.50 g, 0.900 fine silver, 30.6 mm diameter.
Catalog numbers: KM 199, CONECA 1-R-IV+VIII, DMR-004, PDDR-003.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
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