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I6609 Pillar of the Community United States 1231 Posts	Posted 07/30/2023 05:37 am I'll say left 90% right 40% that's what my eye says and my eye is never right so take it for what it's worth Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15466 Posts	Posted 07/30/2023 06:01 am to the CCF Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
southsav Pillar of the Community 2224 Posts	Posted 07/30/2023 08:41 am Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54282 Posts	Posted 07/30/2023 10:35 am Seems to me the beans have been spilled. The left coin is a 1964 and the right coin is a 1965. Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2208 Posts	Posted 07/30/2023 11:31 am I'd say the left coin--it looks slightly more white than the right. Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2208 Posts	Posted 07/30/2023 11:32 am Quote: If both of these are 196X Kennedy half dollars, each contains silver. The question is not which one contains silver, it's which one is 90% silver (as opposed to 40%). Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96935 Posts	Posted 07/30/2023 11:47 am I'm going with 'L' coin here. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7624 Posts	Posted 07/30/2023 5:59 pm Interesting the OP did not show us a side-by-side pic of the reverses of the coins. Me thinks It might be because there is a small "D" mintmark on one of them! All things considered, this whole thread has been a discombobulated mess since it was originally created with screwed-up mislabeled pictures on day one. Since then it's been in a free fall. Edited by westernsky 07/30/2023 6:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25397 Posts	Posted 07/30/2023 6:58 pm Well stated, westernsky Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 07/31/2023 09:11 am The 90% cladding on the right hand coin appears suffer from lamination on the edge, (most obvious on the edge under the date), and so must have a 1965 to 1970 (inclusive) date, and thus also is a 40% silver coin. I am much more used to observing this sort of edge lamination or chipping on ancient coins with a silver covering and a much more base (billon) core. billon is a less than 50% silver / base metal (usually copper), alloy. Report this Post to the Staff
General Sherman Valued Member United States 125 Posts	Posted 07/31/2023 5:44 pm the one that says 1964 ;) Report this Post to the Staff
DoubleEagle20 Pillar of the Community United States 1748 Posts	Posted 09/03/2023 6:09 pm That is one thing I have noticed in the past. It is much harder to see the 80 Cu - 20 Ag core on many of the 1965 halves. Later dates it is much more noticeable. As to why, I do not know. If one were to find a 1965 half that weighs 12.5g, very likely it is a transitional error coin. Aka a 1965 struck on a 1964 planchet. The quarter transitional errors are obviously more noticeable. I am a caretaker of one. Edited by DoubleEagle20 09/03/2023 6:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Half Dollar New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 09/10/2023 10:18 pm I say left cause it's a 1964 and the silver content was lowered in 1965. Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25397 Posts	Posted 09/10/2023 10:51 pm Quote: The question is not which one contains silver, it's which one is 90% silver (as opposed to 40%). OP edited just about every one of his posts, and swapped images around. This entire thread has been a disaster. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Aurelius Valued Member United States 68 Posts	Posted 09/17/2023 01:43 am My answer to the topic question, "Can You Guess Which Coin Is 90% Silver?" is... "No, I can't." Report this Post to the Staff
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