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Valued Member
United States
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Hey fellas! I've been collecting coins all my life, but I've only recently become serious about it. My Grandfather was a big coin collector, and I inherited a few coins from him after he passed as well as from a few other relatives. One of the coins I inherited, however, appears to be a very small and thin Kennedy half dollar. Instead of a single date, the coin appears to say 1961-1966. Is anyone aware of what coin this is and when it was produced? *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Welcome to the Forum! Kennedy halves weren't made until after he was shot. The first ones came out in 64. Maybe it is a medal that says 61-63 (his years in office) or maybe it is 1776-1976 (bicentennial half dollar) that was damaged or shrunk by being exposed to chemicals? Do you have any pictures of it that you can post? If you click reply to topic there should be an option to add pictures. It is always helpful. Someone may see something that you missed in your description. |
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Moderator
 United States
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 to CCF. Please post a photo of the piece. John1  |
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Valued Member
 United States
109 Posts |
Sorry if the images are blurry! This was the best I could do since I don't own a camera! Hopefully this will give you a vague idea of how small it is. I believe I put it into a penny sized frame if that describes it a little better.   |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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You have some sort of miniature replica. I find these for sale at shows and I will admit to having bought a few. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Maybe this coin token was electro magnetize to be shrunken?
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Valued Member
United States
109 Posts |
I wonder what the 1961-1966 means then. It still does say "Half Dollar" on it so would it still be considered currency? I did check the dates again and it does say 1961-1966.
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Moderator
United States
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its a novelty and not actual currency.
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Valued Member
United States
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Ah, I was hoping it'd be real currency. Thanks for the quick response fellas!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I would think the dates are probably 1961 - 1965. That would have been the years of his first term if he hadn't been assassinated. Elected in 60, took office in 61 and the term would have ended in Jan of 65.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Maybe this coin token was electro magnetize to be shrunken? If it were a shrunken coin it would be very thicK as no mass is lost during the shrinking process |
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United States
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It is a miniature replica.You can buy sets of them on the bay,cent nickel dime quarter half dollar etc. John1 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
650 Posts |
One novelty set of miniature coins I saw on ebay said, "after taxes," on the 2X2 holder.  While I did not find an exact match for your "coin", there are a ton of these miniature novelty tokens made. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with Buddy ......I've purchased a few myself, said they were silver too! Not really sure of that because really to small to chemically test but I thought they were cool.
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Valued Member
United States
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Well, I'm honestly kind of disappointed. I got it from a relative so I didn't pay anything but I was really hoping it was something special. I suppose karma was on my side though because I did end up getting a 1964 Kennedy half dollar after the fact. |
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