Underweight Kennedy Copper Clad Half

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unholyroller Pillar of the Community United States 1903 Posts	Posted 05/26/2012 09:40 am In roll searching the other day I can up on a 1972P half that weighed 10.4g. What made me notice it was that it had a higher pitched ring when I handled it, almost like silver. The strike quality is excellent and on par with every other 1972 half I have seen in circulation. The reeding on the edge is normal for a circulated coin. What might I have here? It is definitely NOT a Magicians coin...I have found enough of them to know what they are. This coin is definitely not worn down either Report this Post to the Staff

MercuryDime Valued Member Canada 262 Posts	Posted 05/26/2012 1:55 pm Quote: In roll searching the other day I can up on a 1972P half that weighed 10.4g. What made me notice it was that it had a higher pitched ring when I handled it, almost like silver. Odd weight but it as I'm sure you know silver is denser than copper and nickel so the high-pitched ring or chime must be something else. Looks odd, not silver odd, just odd. Report this Post to the Staff
unholyroller Pillar of the Community United States 1903 Posts	Posted 05/26/2012 5:13 pm Oh, I know it isn't silver, I just made the reference to give a better idea of the sound it makes when you"ring" it. It doesn't look thinner than normal...but maybe was struck on a planchet for a foreign coin? Report this Post to the Staff
MercuryDime Valued Member Canada 262 Posts	Posted 05/26/2012 6:13 pm We need an expert on Kennedy's in here, it even looks odd. Report this Post to the Staff
unholyroller Pillar of the Community United States 1903 Posts	Posted 05/28/2012 1:51 pm No help? This would be a first for me in a year! Come on and prove me wrong! :-) Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 05/28/2012 4:27 pm The low end of tolerance would be 10.9 grams so it is definitely light. I suspect that it was struck on clad stock that was rolled too thin, quarter stock should be even lighter than what you have. Report this Post to the Staff
MercuryDime Valued Member Canada 262 Posts	Posted 05/28/2012 6:40 pm Like he said, the denser cupronickel layer is probably thinner, due to an error. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/29/2012 11:52 am Yep underweight on rolled thin stock. Can't be on a foreign planchet because the only other country that used the coppernickel clad stock was Panama and we struck them on the same planchets that we used for our own coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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