1997 Column On The Kennedy Half - Coin Community Forum

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argentum Pillar of the Community United States 1195 Posts	Posted 11/22/2013 12:56 pm One of my favorite sports bloggers just posted a reprint of his 1997 Spin magazine column on the Kennedy half. Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187950 Posts	Posted 11/22/2013 1:37 pm I have to quote this bit for Fox... Quote: Still, with most items sold in vending machines now costing 50 cents or more, you'd think the JFK would be a natural for the coin-op industry, but alas, such is not the case. Early vending machines were never tooled to accept half-dollars because most vended products at the time only cost a nickel or dime anyway. By the time inflation made the JFK viable for coin-op purchases, the country had basically stopped using it. "Vending is a very demand-driven industry," says Sanford, the Vending Times editor. "I assure you that if people were saying, ‘Gee, it would really be convenient if I could use a 50-cent piece in this machine,' the industry would start thinking seriously about it. But the coin has just dropped off everyone's radar." Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
CoinDan98 Pillar of the Community United States 1053 Posts	Posted 11/27/2013 9:13 pm Good point jbuck Report this Post to the Staff
LincolnGuy Pillar of the Community 917 Posts	Posted 11/27/2013 10:07 pm Oh no jbuck don't get him started again... Report this Post to the Staff
DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 11/29/2013 12:46 pm Virtually all coin-op machines (vending, parking meters, kiosks, etc.) in the Denver metro area accept small Dollar coins, and I keep rolls of small Dollars on hand just for such use. Some car washes still take only Quarters, but most take small Dollars, and it is literally four times faster to use small Dollars in the car wash instead of Quarters. Quarters really only make sense in the few car washes where it takes less than $1.00 to start the wash, and you only need to give your car a quick spray of water. The moment the SBA was released in 1979, there was no real need for vending machines to accept Half-Dollars. In fact, I can use a 1979 SBA in a much higher percentage of coin-op machines now than I could have back in 1979. Edited by DNA 11/29/2013 12:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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