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MS1026 New Member United States 45 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 08:41 am Hey all.. I found this coin in a roll of halves from the bank. What's going on with it? It is gold and I am thinking plated? Also what is going on with the imprints of dates on the obverse? Please let me know! Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 08:44 am Yep it's plated. A lot of people like counterstamp coins even if it is a modern one. I'd hold on to it just as a curiosity, Kinda nice too that ya found it in circulation Report this Post to the Staff
livingdinasaur Pillar of the Community United States 1571 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 2:34 pm I hate it when I find one if those! I have several quarters that have been plated. To me, that takes a perfectly good coin, ( that might even have a nice error), and make nothing more than another "2-but" piece out of it. I feel the same way when I find, or get one of the "painted, or "Halo" type Silver Eagles. Toss 'em into the junk box, as "melt" value. Dick Edited by livingdinasaur 01/21/2008 2:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 01/21/2008 10:50 pm I have a half dozen of those around here. It is plated outside the mint as a novelty. It is obviously for the 20th anniversary of something. I wish I knew what:-) It has no numismatic value, but it is an interesting piece. If I had to guess, since Kennedy was elected in 1960 (inaugarated 1961), it is probably a novelty item for the 20th year anniversary of his election. They are really quite common. Edited by foundinrolls 01/21/2008 10:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
deadmunny Pillar of the Community United States 619 Posts	Posted 03/01/2008 06:17 am I was wondering what those were. I have two of 'em dated 1983. Report this Post to the Staff
j_h_s Pillar of the Community United States 1934 Posts	Posted 03/01/2008 07:10 am I enlarged the pictures. If you can take a picture of the dates from another angle with the light source more from the top or add another light source to the one you're using, it would help. Right now, the single light source on the image causes too much reflection to the bottom of the dates. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 03/02/2008 11:25 pm The 1983 date punched in would probably signify the 20th anniversary of his assasination. They were done outside of the mint in connection with other "novelty" type items pertaining to Kennedy. Report this Post to the Staff
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