1972-S Kennedy Half
Struck 98% Off-Center
PCGS PR 62
This is one of the furthest known off-center Proof Kennedy Half Dollars. The
7 and
2 from 1972 are visible, making it one of the more unusual off-centers in the Kennedy Half series.
Proof coins are struck by technicians who hand feed the blanks into special presses. They are produced, examined and packaged using extreme quality control. It is very unusual to find major proof errors. A few broadstrikes, off-centers, double strikes (in collar) and off-metals have been known to be found in sealed proof sets. Proof errors are aggressively sought after by many error collectors.
Off-Center Strikes are featured in chapter 18 of my
NLG Award winning book, World's Greatest Mint Errors: