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Found this one today. Not sure exactly what the composition is, but I'm trying to dig up scales to get the weight.   When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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You, my friend, should be jumping up and down. You just found a proof from a silver proof set! (Yes its silver)
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United States
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You need to get it weighed. A true 40% silver half should weigh 11.50 grams, whereas a somehow altered copper nickel clad one should weigh 11.34 grams. Since there are not supposed to be any 40% silver 1971-s halves, you might have a super rarity if it is proven to be silver!
Edited by copper nickel daddy
06/29/2012 8:17 pm
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Am I wrong by saying that there were no silver Kennedy halves minted in 1971, even in proof sets? When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That is a real find if it is. They stopped making the 40% silver halves in 1970.
Can you take a photo of this half next to a copper clad for color comparison?
Edited by IndianGoldEagle
06/29/2012 8:18 pm
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If the coin is proven to be silver, it would be a transitional error, like finding a silver 1965 quarter.
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United States
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Just looked at the records at Heritage; they have never auctioned off a 71s transitional, but they did auction a 71d in AU55 transitional for a little more than 6 grand. If that coin is silver, that's a monster!
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Holy moly! That's an exciting little piece. **subscribing to thread**
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Did you pull it from a Proof set? Was it from a dealer?
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I think I can see the faint color of a copper band on the edge, but maybe its still a 40%er. I dont see much of a chance of it being a 90%er.
I hope that is silver, ffd, nice find!
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Did you pull it from a Proof set? Was it from a dealer? Found it in a machine-wrapped half dollar roll today. When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
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Don't come back here until you weigh that thing!  |
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hmm I'm thinking its silver plated
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Not sure if it is plated...if so just plated on the edge? Dont think the DCAM would show if the whole coin were plated.
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 with amida17. Don't see how you could replicate the cameo appearance. Plated on the edge, now maybe. Needs to be weighed, and if it is close to the specs for a 40%, it needs to go to a TPG. |
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Posted 06/29/2012 8:16 pm
