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Slugger New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 10/04/2022 5:22 pm Are all Kennedy half dollars supposed to have the ridges on the side? Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187940 Posts	Posted 10/05/2022 08:30 am to the Community! Your reply was split into its own topic for the proper attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95254 Posts	Posted 10/05/2022 08:49 am Ridges on the sides? do you mean the edge? then yes they are called Reeds or reeding. or a reeded edge just like dimes and quarters. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Slugger New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 10/05/2022 09:16 am Well I just so happen to have a 1997 without reading and from the looks of it, it was stamped that way Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 10/05/2022 09:17 am The Half dollar has 150 reeds Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95254 Posts	Posted 10/05/2022 11:30 am Coins are not stamped, they are struck. All coins that are struck have a collar that forms the edge. The collar is reeded for the half dollar coins. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95254 Posts	Posted 10/05/2022 11:33 am Please post up pictures of your coin so we can help you. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Edited by Dearborn 10/05/2022 2:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Slugger New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 10/05/2022 2:49 pm I'm trying to post pics I'm new to this Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187940 Posts	Posted 10/05/2022 2:53 pm Uploading Photos Pixlr Desktop Image Optimizer (Tutorial) - Pixlr Mobile Image Optimizer (Tutorial) Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Slugger New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 10/05/2022 2:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21591 Posts	Posted 10/05/2022 3:13 pm The reeding has been removed after the coin left the mint. You can't have a half dollar struck in collar without the reeding. It would be a damaged coin ( PMD) Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95254 Posts	Posted 10/05/2022 3:47 pm It looks like somebody gently took a grinder to it and removed the reeding. Sometimes folks call it a Dryer Coin or that it was spooned. But the rim is not raised or thinned out to much. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Edited by Dearborn 10/05/2022 5:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187940 Posts	Posted 10/05/2022 4:06 pm It might have spent some time in a casino (slot machines). Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95254 Posts	Posted 10/05/2022 5:44 pm I would expect much more damage on a casino coin on the fields than we see on this one. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Slugger New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 10/06/2022 08:02 am So it's nothing to get exited about Report this Post to the Staff
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