Weight Range For A Clad Kennedy Half

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USSID18 Pillar of the Community 5464 Posts	Posted 01/03/2019 8:07 pm Anyone know the weight range of clad Kennedy halves? Is this within tolerance? Edited by USSID18 01/03/2019 8:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 01/03/2019 8:33 pm http://goccf.com/t/251134 Looks like spec range is 11.34 +/- 0.26 g and yours may be a little light. "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
USSID18 Pillar of the Community 5464 Posts	Posted 01/03/2019 8:56 pm Thanks Spence! I've been searching on this forum for the past hour and couldn't find that! Thanks! Now I'm trying to figure out why it's light. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 01/04/2019 01:06 am The only thing that comes to mind is rolled thin stock. I can't tell if it has a weaker than normal strike because all Kennedy's look weakly struck to me. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Edited by spru 01/04/2019 01:07 am Report this Post to the Staff
USSID18 Pillar of the Community 5464 Posts	Posted 01/04/2019 08:40 am Thanks spruett001. I can't tell either. I've search many boxes of halves. It was the "sound" that caught my eye (ear). The sound jumped out at me when it hit the pile. It sounds much tinny'er then the other halves. I thought it was a Magicians coin but it's not. I'll just hold in to it and research it during my travels. Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 01/04/2019 11:32 am Note: The reference found in the other topic (as well as some others) has a few typo's. One involves the clad half's tolerance. 1971 to date (excluding the Bicentennial 40% silver clad) Weight: 11.340 grams Tolerance: 0.454 Diameter: 30.61 Composition: 75 Cu, 25 Ni on pure CU 1976 (40% silver clad) Weight: 11.500 grams Tolerance: 0.400 Diameter: 30.61 Composition: 40% silver clad So this coin is still slightly under weight. Just a little less than before mentioned. Thanks, Doug. Report this Post to the Staff
USSID18 Pillar of the Community 5464 Posts	Posted 01/04/2019 2:02 pm Thanks very much Doug. This is now bookmarked! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 01/04/2019 8:21 pm Thanks for the clarification @halo1st! "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
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 01/05/2019 10:12 am Yes the tolerance Spence posted was the tolerance for 90% silver halves from 1947 - 1964. (before 1947 it was even tighter +/- .097 grams) Report this Post to the Staff
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