Weird Marks On 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar

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Jeff75645 Valued Member United States 51 Posts	Posted 04/29/2020 6:02 pm I noticed the weird lines. Almost look like fingerprints. Just was wondering what makes those. I haven't noticed it on other non half coins. May be a dumb question but I was just curious. Edited by Jeff75645 04/29/2020 6:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff

bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24161 Posts	Posted 04/29/2020 6:15 pm Hard to tell but likely is fingerprints. Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
Jeff75645 Valued Member United States 51 Posts	Posted 04/29/2020 6:17 pm It's on 4 of the Kennedy half's I have. But not on the other ones. It doesn't come off. I just figured it may be some kind of tooling marks. Thanks Edited by Jeff75645 04/29/2020 6:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 04/29/2020 6:20 pm We had the same question a few days ago. The lines on the neck and just in front of the ear are part of the design, but it does look like fingerprints. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 04/29/2020 6:29 pm Better of reverse . I'm not so sure they are finger prints . Report this Post to the Staff
Jeff75645 Valued Member United States 51 Posts	Posted 04/29/2020 6:46 pm Ok. I'll get it uploaded Report this Post to the Staff
Jeff75645 Valued Member United States 51 Posts	Posted 04/29/2020 7:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 04/29/2020 7:53 pm Here's an image of the area in question. I pulled this from PCGS CoinFacts. The two areas circled are not fingerprints, but are actually part of the original design. The lines show stronger on early strikes from fresh dies and on mint state coins. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Edited by Yokozuna 04/29/2020 7:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/29/2020 7:58 pm Good work, Yoko. Report this Post to the Staff
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