Why Does This 1997 Kennedy Half Dollar Look Very Different From All Others

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JMart Valued Member United States 201 Posts	Posted 04/08/2020 12:56 am Report this Post to the Staff

JMart Valued Member United States 201 Posts	Posted 04/08/2020 01:24 am Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9865 Posts	Posted 04/08/2020 01:25 am Much better! "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
JMart Valued Member United States 201 Posts	Posted 04/08/2020 01:27 am Can you tell why it's different from the rest Report this Post to the Staff
JMart Valued Member United States 201 Posts	Posted 04/08/2020 02:08 am Was there ever any such thing as a Matte colored Kennedy Edited by JMart 04/08/2020 02:12 am Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/08/2020 11:43 am Surfaces have reacted with something in the environment. Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7042 Posts	Posted 04/08/2020 12:06 pm Sure does have a nice patina...IMO Report this Post to the Staff
Vindex Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 04/08/2020 12:58 pm It looks like the copper layer is showing through on parts of the reverse. I have seen this on a few Jefferson nickels but not on Kennedy's On the nickels, they will completely turn green where the copper is exposed. It would be interesting if it limited to a particular year but I doubt it. Report this Post to the Staff
JMart Valued Member United States 201 Posts	Posted 04/08/2020 1:48 pm It looks like a strong matte gray color kind of like the Robert f Kennedy that came out in 98 and the edge of coin on obverse side is not like all the other 97s I have Report this Post to the Staff
JMart Valued Member United States 201 Posts	Posted 04/08/2020 2:27 pm New photos taken outside Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 04/09/2020 1:54 pm Definitely looks like environmental discoloration. Report this Post to the Staff
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