1981-S Proof Kennedy Half Type 1 Or 2

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Aref Valued Member United Arab Emirates 204 Posts	Posted 10/26/2022 12:32 pm Can someone please help me identify the coin? Is this a type 1 or 2? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/26/2022 12:42 pm Third one down: http://www.smalldollars.com/dollar/page29.html John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/26/2022 2:43 pm CoopHome: How to tell is a 1981-S Coin is a Type 1 or type 2? look at the lower serif on the mintmark on the left side of the mintmark center area Report this Post to the Staff
Aref Valued Member United Arab Emirates 204 Posts	Posted 10/26/2022 2:52 pm Based on the information provided by @John1 and @coop I think this is a Type 2, even though I still think I may be wrong. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/26/2022 3:22 pm Type 1. The upper serif is larger on the Type 2. (Making the upper loop show more field area) The Blunt end on the lower serif. Report this Post to the Staff
Aref Valued Member United Arab Emirates 204 Posts	Posted 10/26/2022 3:45 pm Quote: The upper serif is larger on the Type 2. I thought type 1 has a filled s and type 2 has a clear s and the example I've posted is clearly not filled and has no similarity to type 1 s examples I've looked at. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/27/2022 7:42 pm The 1979-S also had a Type1 and 2 The 1979-S type 2 S is same as the 1981-D Type 1. As the punch was used the more the punch closed up more on the 1981-S dies. Thus the fresher Type 2 punch on the 1981-S will be the fresher new punch. (Everything ages, even steel as well) 13 Maybe Tommorrow? Report this Post to the Staff
Aref Valued Member United Arab Emirates 204 Posts	Posted 10/28/2022 12:25 am @coop I looked at the coin again and I think I'm starting to feel the difference between type 1 and 2 of the 1981-S. I have a terrible drawing of both types and that's the indicator I'm looking at to identify right now. Please take a look at the drawing and see if that's a good indicator to identify the types. In conclusion, I agree with you. My coin is a Type 1. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 10/29/2022 2:18 pm Bottom one is the Type 1 with the blunt end. Report this Post to the Staff
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