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Moderator
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We need to know the date and mint mark. Also, please try the tissue test.  to the Community! |
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United States
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If its '71 or later, not silver. If it is a 1971 it could have been struck on a left over 40% planchet or as late as 1977 it could have been struck on a left over 40% Bicentennial planchet. Edited by jack jeckel
05/30/2017 11:45 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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That tissue test is pretty nifty. That must be similar to the Tyndall effect in the skin (pigment under the surface skin appears bluish to the human eye). |
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United States
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The bottom coin looks silver to me....but to know for sure it is, the date would help a lot!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Back in the '70's, JCWhitney home metal-plating kits were all the rage, although the under-dash 8-track I bought from them was junk.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
Edited by fistfulladirt
06/01/2017 05:46 am
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Valued Member
United States
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As I mentioned in another thread, I found a gold plated 1979 Kennedy in a recent roll. I don't know if they were commercially available or home made (JC Whitney).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Before there was Chinese junk, there was JC Whitney junk. Thanks for the memory, fistfulladirt.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Remarkably, JC Whitney is still in business, but now sell only automotive parts :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3474 Posts |
Meanwhile, back at the Kennedy stack... Please share the date of the bottom coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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kcgoatroper
The smart thing to do would have been to show only a picture of the face of the bottom coin.
then you would have gotten a quick answer.
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New Member
 United States
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Its a 1965. My postal scale does not do half grams but it goes to 12. Working on getting a real coin scale so I will update ASAP.
Thanks to all. BTW-- love flipping through JC WHITNEY catalogs, some crazy stuff in there.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The date was the only thing we really needed, 1965-1970 half dollars are 40% silver clad.
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Korea, Republic Of
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 What they said. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I fear that this thread will remain unresolved in perpetuity.
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United States
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Can we move this to the "UNSOLVED MYSTERIES" forum? Just kidding!
Most of us can pick out a 40% or 90% Kennedy from the "color/tone" and the "ting" sound it makes when it is dropped on a table.
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