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Pillar of the Community
United States
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We love pics! That would really help a lot.
Being a '96, can you see the copper layer in the middle of the coin?
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New Member
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Yes sir,
there is a copper layer. I should be able to offer pictures tomorrow
cheers!
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Pillar of the Community
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I have found several of these. All of the ones that I have found, whend dropped on a counter top will make a flat tone when dropped. They are hollow in the middle. They will not ring like a solid coin. The coins are milled out one one side all the way out to the edge of the inside rim. The rim and back of another coin is removed and both side fit together. I have found both nickels and half dollars where this was completed.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Interesting still lookin, so the coin should be underweight?
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New Member
Canada
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sorry to be an unknowing newbie.......but I would like to offer 3 great pics of the coin (side, front and back) I put a sticky note on one side to distinguish the sides...
here is the problem. On this site, I am not sure how to upload those pics from my PC. Where is the function?
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New Member
Canada
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Well hopefully this works. However if the images do not upload, I have copy-pasted the URL to the specific photobucket site which displays the 4 pictures of my JFK coin. I have really scrutinize this coin and I cannot see anything fishy about it. Here is the URL to the photobucket site in case things go hay-wire. http://s1022.photobucket.com/albums.../JFK%201996/ |
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New Member
Canada
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New Member
Canada
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So ladies and gentlemen.....there is my JFK anomaly.....I would like your thoughts. AS mentioned, there doesn't seem anything odd about the weight, any split at the edging ect....
thoughts?
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Locked
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The first image shows blatant alteration.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yea, they probably shaved off the reverse from one coin, and cut the face off of another and soldered it on.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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GC, An understanding of the modern minting process will help you understand that this type of phenomenon not possible from the mint. The dies come in pairs (obverse and reverse). The lower die (obverse) will not fit in the upper die holder (for the reverse die) and vice versa. The coining press could not hold two obverse or two reverse dies, only one of each. Your coin was created by hollowing out one coin, retaining the obverse image. Then another coin is milled to fit into the hollowed-out coin, voila two heads. The seam is not on the center copper core, but on the upper denticle. Here's how it all comes together ...  |
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New Member
Canada
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Thank you for your effort, input, and time. I am glad I had others take a look.
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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by still lookin
05/11/2010 9:31 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thanks for the images Still Looking. Your adding another set to my image Library.  |
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