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Please help me verify if this is a silver Kennedy. The top coin is for comparison, bottom coin was found in coin roll. Thanks in advance.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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What year and mint mark are on the bottom Kennedy?
More than the rim observation is needed for that answer because many non silver Kennedy's have been plated for various reasons over the years. 1965 - 1970 were 40% silver as well as some on the Bicentennial halves.
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Rest in Peace
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Agree ,we need the date of the bottom coin .  |
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Date would help. You can also do the tissue test to see if it is silver along with weight. John1  |
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If its '71 or later, not silver.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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We need to know the date and mint mark. Also, please try the tissue test.  to the Community! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:
If its '71 or later, not silver. If it is a 1971 it could have been struck on a left over 40% planchet or as late as 1977 it could have been struck on a left over 40% Bicentennial planchet. Edited by jack jeckel
05/30/2017 11:45 pm
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That tissue test is pretty nifty. That must be similar to the Tyndall effect in the skin (pigment under the surface skin appears bluish to the human eye). |
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The bottom coin looks silver to me....but to know for sure it is, the date would help a lot!
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Pillar of the Community
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Back in the '70's, JCWhitney home metal-plating kits were all the rage, although the under-dash 8-track I bought from them was junk.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
Edited by fistfulladirt
06/01/2017 05:46 am
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Valued Member
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As I mentioned in another thread, I found a gold plated 1979 Kennedy in a recent roll. I don't know if they were commercially available or home made (JC Whitney).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Before there was Chinese junk, there was JC Whitney junk. Thanks for the memory, fistfulladirt.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Remarkably, JC Whitney is still in business, but now sell only automotive parts :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Meanwhile, back at the Kennedy stack... Please share the date of the bottom coin.
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kcgoatroper
The smart thing to do would have been to show only a picture of the face of the bottom coin.
then you would have gotten a quick answer.
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Its a 1965. My postal scale does not do half grams but it goes to 12. Working on getting a real coin scale so I will update ASAP.
Thanks to all. BTW-- love flipping through JC WHITNEY catalogs, some crazy stuff in there.
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