1971 Kennedy Half Dollar Wide Rim Obverse

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Dan the coin man New Member United States 30 Posts	Posted 02/10/2021 8:27 pm Ok my new coin family. I found this half dollar and noticed the wide rim. Therefore I decided to check done dimensions. The coin is the same thickness and radius but, when I checked the size of the head, neck, and date. I noticed they were smaller compared to the '74 and'77 half dollar Kennedy head. Any suggestions or opinions appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

That Coin Dude Pillar of the Community United States 1427 Posts	Posted 02/10/2021 8:29 pm My guess is that they modified the obverse at some point between 71 and 74. nothing special here. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/11/2021 06:49 am Looks pretty normal for the year, except for the Rim Fin. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7512 Posts	Posted 02/11/2021 09:37 am As john1 stated,it is perfectly normal for the year. Here is another example. Report this Post to the Staff
Big-Kingdom Pillar of the Community United States 1667 Posts	Posted 02/11/2021 12:06 pm Looks like ODV-003 and RDV-004 to me which is normal for that year. As I understand the theory.... "The half dollars for 1971 were the first to be coined in copper-nickel clad composition. The harder alloy required some modification to the half dollar, a slight reduction in the overall size of Kennedy's portrait, they also displayed much broader boarders." I do think there are 1971s with ODV-002 though both Philadelphia and Denver as well as San Francisco, Variety Vista seems to acknowledge it at least. Not sure when they changed the design from ODV-002 to ODV-003 though. early mid or at the end. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/11/2021 12:46 pm Here are the images from V.V. Click to enlarge the image Edited by coop 02/11/2021 12:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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