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Pillar of the Community
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Yes. Genuine on the outside, fake on the inside. A similar coin was recently discussed on the Collector's Universe forum:
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From my understanding, to dumb down what he said: 2 Real Silver Kennedy's were taken then shaved down until there was no silver. They were then "glued" together with another type of metal (the blackish coloring metal) then struck by (what appears to be) authentic 1967 Kennedy half dollar Dies. Correct? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Totally incorrect. Read my description again. Another possibility is that one half dollar was cut in half horizontally and then each half had the 80% Cu/20% Ag core ground off as far as the clad layer. Then the two clad layers were affixed to a false core of base metal. After that, crude fake reeding was applied to the edge.
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Valued Member
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Okay, its kind of hard to understand what you said. So 2 coins were taken and shaved down (1 on the obverse, 1 on the reverse) then glued together with metal? There was no re-striking involved correct? I don't understand how the outside isn't silver if it was just 2 coins glued together. If they were real Kennedy's they would have been silver right?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I would assume that the clad layers are 80% silver and 20% copper. The " tissue test" isn't particularly trustworthy. When I did the tissue test, your coin looked pretty much the same as a comparison silver-clad half dollar. Error coin writer and researcher.
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Valued Member
United States
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Hmm, weird. It showed up black and featureless every time I did the tissue test on it whereas my silver Kennedy's were white and I could see their faces through the tissue instead of a black blob. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I wonder if this was an amateur magician's constructed coin. Homemade for a particular trick?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I doubt it. It's not attracted to a magnet. Figuring out motive and mindset is a tall order.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Pillar of the Community
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Error coin writer and researcher.
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An excellent write-up. Thank you for the link, Mike.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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It looks similar to the 1967 Half Dollar in Coin World magazine last week. |
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United States
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Moderator
United States
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Yes, with the link to CW right there above my last post.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Hey guys I found 2 jfk halfs (66 and a 69) that both weigh over 12g. They are obviously silver but show no clad on the edges. Is that weight out of tolerance for a 40% or do I got something here?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 The 1965-1970-D Halves were 40% silver.  |
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