Would This 74 Kennedy, Clad Layer Missing Worth Grading?

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Tech418 Valued Member United States 119 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 1:40 pm Hello all. I am seriously contemplating grading this nice 74. What do you guys think? * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 1:43 pm No, because it is a perfectly normal coin with all of its clad layers intact. Report this Post to the Staff
Tech418 Valued Member United States 119 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 1:55 pm Thanks bio. Looks as if it is missing. Why would you disagree? Thanks bud. Still learning Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 2:05 pm A coin missing a clad layer will be significantly underweight, have noticeable strike weakness, and the copper core will be exposed. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 2:07 pm Should have a weak strike. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 2:22 pm @tech418, can you explain why you thought that the clad layer might be missing? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Tech418 Valued Member United States 119 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 2:29 pm I saw pictures of a partial missing clad and the sharpness was there but the missing was a deep gray in color while the remaining "clad" was brilliant. I did edit the coloring and contrast of the two photos because my phones camera is below par. Report this Post to the Staff
Tech418 Valued Member United States 119 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 2:32 pm This coin is a deep almost charcoal gray. There are a couple tiny brilliant spots on the face and the look to be "peeled" Report this Post to the Staff
Tech418 Valued Member United States 119 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 2:33 pm Also the rim is silver. Report this Post to the Staff
Tech418 Valued Member United States 119 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 2:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 2:40 pm The core of a clad coin is pure copper, it should not appear as a dark grey color at all. It will be various shades of red and brown, just like pre-1982 cents. Report this Post to the Staff
Tech418 Valued Member United States 119 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 2:40 pm I see the weak strike. So what happened to this coin for it to turn dark gray? Report this Post to the Staff
Tech418 Valued Member United States 119 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 2:46 pm Do you think it may have been cleaned with some chemical in the past and it might have turned this color? Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 2:48 pm If you have to pay to get this coin graded and authenticated, you would be spending a bit more than the coin could ever be worth. AND might come back saying layer removed Post Mint. Report this Post to the Staff
Tech418 Valued Member United States 119 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 2:53 pm I am way beyond grading this coin now. Just would like to be educated on it. My curiosity is way up. Never seen anything like this before. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 04/30/2016 2:53 pm Ok if I understand it right, the obv of your coin is dark grey and the rev is bright and silvery (so not the Kennedy half from three or four posts ago). In that case, it seems to me like normal, preferential exposure to a chemical or even the elements might do that. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
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