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Weight. According to the Wikipedia Kennedy half dollar page: Copper-nickel clad: 11.34 g 40% silver clad: 11.50 g 90% silver: 12.50 g According to the pic in MJD's post above, weight for the 2019 99.9% silver half looks like: 12.685 grams |
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I think the intent of the topic is to ask if the new 99% silver halves are discernible from the previous 90% coins by appearance. I doubt anyone could tell by looking at it. The word "clad" should never have been used.
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06/07/2019 03:05 am
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I agree with spruett001, I should not have used the word clad.
I assumed the Mint was producing 2019-S silver halves in both 90% and 99% silver. I now believe this is wrong. I'm pretty sure that all 2019-S silver halves are 99% silver. Sorry about the confusion.
Edited to ask; Will a silver coin tarnish like mom's old silver teapot ?
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06/07/2019 03:50 am
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All 2019 S silver halfs, quarters and dimes from the silver proof sets are 99.9 silver.
As far as a visual difference between 99.9 and 90%, I don't think there's much visual difference at all between the two. Maybe side by side its discernable.
I really think they should have put the purity on the coins. I don't know why they didn't. Seems stupid to not put it on there.
Yes given the right conditions a silver coin will tarnish, and a 99.9 silver coin will tarnish faster than 90% silver if given the right conditions.
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I really think they should have put the purity on the coins. I don't know why they didn't. Seems stupid to not put it on there. Why? They didn't put it on the 90% coins, why should they put it on the 99.9% ones? If they were making both types at the same time if might make sense, but since they aren't it is unnecessary. |
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If they do away with it after a couple years or just this year only, it's not a "junk silver" coin by definition as lower purities are called.
Convincing a novice or the "we buy gold and silver" people it's 99.9 without a book/literature proof might be a bit difficult, and I'm sure quite a few will enjoy playing stupid and calling it 90% to sellers to make an extra buck down the road when people go to sell them.
Just usually when a mint goes to three or four 9s, they advertise it on the coin, like the proof eagles."1 Oz. fine silver" for instance.
Perhaps unnecessary, but I don't put it past people to attempt to overlook the purity and try to get by at 90% on them down the road from now, unless its a permanent change...
Jesh I hope it's a permanent change!
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Purity is only marked in bullion, because bullion is bought specifically for the metal. These are silver versions of circulation coins, so shouldn't be marked.
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If they do away with it after a couple years or just this year only I believe they are here to stay. |
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These are silver versions of circulation coins, so shouldn't be marked. Kennedy halves are no longer "circulating" coinage and fall under NCLT now. So in that regard, they are closer to other NCLT like ASEs and commemoratives. However, like commemoratives, they are not bullion coins as such, so a purity marking is probably not called for. I do see the point, though, considering the change from .900 to .999.  Like jbuck, I do think the change is here to stay, and I'm for it. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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The 999 fine is almost certainly here to stay. On reason they switched to it was because the 900 fine wasn't a common standard it actually cost the mint more to have the 900 fine planchets made than just making them 999 fine (more fabrication and the cost of the alloy.)
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As stated Kennedys are no longer intended/struck for circulation but are legal tender and could be spent if someone was so inclined.
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So what are the chances that commemorative silver dollars will change to 99% from the current 90%?
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They have. Starting this year the Commemorative dollars (apollo 11 and American Legion) are 999 fine silver.
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Pillar of the Community
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Already have. Both the Apollo and American Legion dollars are 99.9% silver.
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