1984 Kennedy Half, Is Missing Clad Layer?

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Nobile03 Valued Member United States 119 Posts	Posted 12/27/2018 4:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34443 Posts	Posted 12/27/2018 4:29 pm Most likely just surface discoloration from environmental exposure, but knowing the weight of this coin should help us tell for sure. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6624 Posts	Posted 12/27/2018 4:34 pm Looks cool, But with Spence more info needed Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 12/27/2018 5:19 pm What's the weight? -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
Nobile03 Valued Member United States 119 Posts	Posted 12/27/2018 5:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/27/2018 6:19 pm Within tolerance for a normal half dollar. If it was missing one clad layer it should be closer to 9.5 grams, both layers 8.2 grams and missing both layers the detail would be weak and mushy due to the excessive thinness of the planchet. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/27/2018 6:29 pm See the silver in the pock marks on the obverse. The cladding is there. In time in circulation it will reappear on higher spots. When they are missing the cladding, the weight drops and the red color doesn't fade. Also the strike is weaker because of the missing thickness. When they are just altered from being outside, the strike is normal: Side by side with a missing clad on the left and an enviornmentally challenged coin on the right. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 12/27/2018 6:39 pm Environmental damage, not an error. Report this Post to the Staff
catskillcoin New Member United States 33 Posts	Posted 12/28/2018 07:38 am I agree, I find clad coins like that when metal detecting. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/29/2018 12:13 pm An they often look the same color. Just like this coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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