1964 Kennedy Proof "accented Hair" Variety

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KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 04/11/2008 12:40 am I went to a show today, and ran across this variety. Apparently this coin was a short run of the first obverse die for the Kennedy proof half. The markers are in the hair above the ear and the lower-left truncated serif on the I in LIBERTY. One source puts the population between 40,000-120,000 pieces, but I haven't seen that confirmed elsewhere. Still fun to find! Edited by KurtS 04/11/2008 01:17 am Report this Post to the Staff

deadmunny Pillar of the Community United States 619 Posts	Posted 04/11/2008 02:54 am Yep that's it -- left side of the "wishbone". In case you missed a thread on this subject ten days ago: https://goccf.com/t/28077 Report this Post to the Staff
amac44 Member United States 3242 Posts	Posted 04/11/2008 10:43 am Nice find kurts! Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 04/12/2008 11:52 am Thanks! Overall, I found a lot of great coins at this show, but it sure was a lot of work! Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 04/12/2008 3:39 pm :-) NICE Find! :-) Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 04/23/2008 10:15 pm Thanks! Somehow I missed that last post... Report this Post to the Staff
harveypb Valued Member United States 341 Posts	Posted 04/28/2008 11:58 am I found an accented hair half yesterday at the local coin show for $9.00. The easiest way for me to identify it is to look for the missing serriff at the bottom left of the I in LIBERTY. Harvey Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 04/28/2008 12:19 pm Harvey--great find! Aren't shows great for finding stuff? Report this Post to the Staff
livingdinasaur Pillar of the Community United States 1571 Posts	Posted 04/28/2008 6:07 pm Kurt, that was "Jackies" idea. She wanted him to look "different, so she had the hair-fresser comb it that way, I believe this was posted on CONECA, possibly in "Variety vista". I also believe that if you check the designers initialls, you will find them nearly gone, probably due to a "filled die", grease, etc. Dick Edited by livingdinasaur 04/28/2008 6:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 04/28/2008 7:08 pm Dick, I've heard that story too! Something obvious on this variety is the number of neck folds and wrinkles that I don't see as much on later proofs--perhaps that was an issue too? Report this Post to the Staff
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1964 Kennedy Proof "Accented Hair" Variety