One Sided 1976 Kennedy Half Dollar Proof?

I guess if you want to waste your money, that is your prerogative. However, you probably should have taken the time to read some of the other threads posted here by wishful collectors who also ended up wasting their money- https://goccf.com/t/112166

There is a wealth of knowledge on this forum yet some people seem to completely ignore it. I am not sure what you are trying to accomplish by sending a letter, the graders will not see it and they will make an independent determination of the coin which will certainly be returned as Problem Code 02 ALTERED SURFACES.

So it came back today from ANACS. It was slabbed as "1976 AU 55 Details - Obverse Polished"

I assume that this means that either the die was polished or the planchet was polished prior to striking.

Anyone heard of this before? Does anyone know whether this refers to the planchet or die being polished?

I wasnt able to find this "variety" anywhere on the web... trying to weigh my options. I.e. keep it part of my collection or sell it. It if is worth enough to perhaps make a good dent in my mortgage then I'll probably sell it otherwise I would hang onto it. Anyone know where I could turn to to get some more data on this type of "detail" or variety?

As many posters have already stated before you wasted your money, it is a post-mint polished and damaged coin worth exactly fifty cents whether it is in a fancy piece of plastic or not.

Dear All,

Well I certainly learned many things and am, in retrospect, not aggrieved over the route I took - seeing that the lessons learned and data gained were, in my humble opinion, worth the trouble and $.

I would have thought that if it were polished after-the-fact (of minting) it would not have been slabbed by ANACS as it would have been considered an altered (post minting) coin ... but I guess that assumption was in error. So do I have this right, ANACS will slab (certify) polished coins (post minting) but will not slab coins that have otherwise been altered post process (i.e. plated, whizzed, etc)?

BTW, the box that I pulled that one out of also had 14 (fourteen) 65 to 70 Kennedy halves and a 64 half. So none the less the box was well worth the trouble.

And yes, I will certainly stick around to learn more!

I honestly believe that one should not put a price on a good education. Your attitude will take you far.

They will slab cleaned, polished, plated, and whizzed coins. This is why the "details" designation is used; it says "there is a problem with this coin."