1/2 Silver Dollar John F Kennedy 1968- Gold?

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greybuffalo New Member United Kingdom 13 Posts	Posted 04/03/2015 07:17 am I have one of the above. Why is mine in gold,gold plated? Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 04/03/2015 07:34 am Check the weight accurately against a known clad 40% half. Report this Post to the Staff
greybuffalo New Member United Kingdom 13 Posts	Posted 04/03/2015 07:48 am It weighs roughly 10 grams (0.35 ounces) Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/03/2015 09:58 am To be relevant, weight needs to be accurate to 0.01g. There are a ton of these floating around. I think some outfit like National Collectors Mint or someone did a money grab with gold-plated Kennedys some years back, because we see them so often. Report this Post to the Staff
greybuffalo New Member United Kingdom 13 Posts	Posted 04/03/2015 10:39 am My one scale is too small,the other too big,would you cut me some slack here and give me a clue? Report this Post to the Staff
Pacificoin Pillar of the Community Canada 5394 Posts	Posted 04/03/2015 10:54 am Gold plated souvenir shop job. You will see GP Ike's around as well. Sorry it is nothing valuable. The U.S. mint certainly did not produce this in gold. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/03/2015 11:14 am Quote: My one scale is too small,the other too big,would you cut me some slack here and give me a clue? Sure. On your left, at the side of this page, are links to so much concentrated numismatic data that half of the threads in this forum would never happen if folks with a question looked there first. Had you used that resource, you would know that the appropriate weight for a Kennedy is 11.3g and your scale wasn't giving relevant results. Weight isn't relevant for a plated coin like this anyway. The additional weight of the plating isn't greater than production or wear tolerances. Relevant to your interests as a collector would be whether the coin circulated prior to the plating, as a Mint State coin was probably a commercial effort and if it was circulated when plated, probably a school electrolysis project. Kennedys were very popular as a subject due to their status as the largest US coin in mintage. And even if the plating is 24k, the actual weight of it is so vanishingly small as to measure value in cents. Quite viable, commercially. Report this Post to the Staff
Nickel Guy Pillar of the Community United States 604 Posts	Posted 04/03/2015 4:37 pm It could have been gold plated for any number of reasons mentioned above. Unfortunately, the numismatic value will never rise above face value. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 04/03/2015 6:21 pm The real gold Kennedys weigh a lot more. Report this Post to the Staff
DaSlayer Valued Member United States 204 Posts	Posted 04/05/2015 12:44 am It was probably plated with gold by some other company/organization. I would definitely keep it! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 04/05/2015 02:22 am I have a gold plated ancient silver coin that was gold plated to look like a binio. (gold double denarius = gold antoninianus). The plating would constitute irreparable damage, and therefore reduces the value to almost zero. Not to worry, I bought it for only a small fraction of it's value, if it was not plated. The coin looks good, it will be preserved by the plating, and I am keeping it anyway. Report this Post to the Staff
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