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Valued Member
Canada
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Opinions please I won't argue or even reply,see if I'm right you guys will know,I think it's silver clad.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Can't tell from this photo, the mint mark is on the other side. The 40% silver coins were struck in San Francisco and will have a "S" mintmark.
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Valued Member
 Canada
139 Posts |
That's all I got for pictures it's in a Lucite keychain on the website,looks Silver but you guys would know,the reflective lower part looks silver,thought I'd ask.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3468 Posts |
It's unlikely, but not impossible, that someone broke a 40% half dollar out of a set to encapsulate it.
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Valued Member
Canada
139 Posts |
The keychain is from the Kennedy Center for the Arts so maybe they got the mint to send a bunch for keychains,just a guess I have no idea.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
824 Posts |
If it is silver,It would have to have a S mint mark on the obverse.
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Moderator
 United States
94666 Posts |
I could go with a 40% silver on this one
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
I see no trace of copper on the rim so will assume it's 40%. If there's an S on the obverse, that will confirm it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36444 Posts |
It looks like a plated clad coin to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3535 Posts |
1983, you should try and cut it out of the acrylic, man!!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Also worth remembering: the San Francisco mint produced three Kennedy half dollars for the bicentennial celebration: a cupronickel clad proof, a 40% silver clad proof, and a 40% silver business strike. None of them are particularly expensive. You can buy a 40% silver proof or 40% silver business strike (with a more matte finish) for about five bucks. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If it's 40% silver, it has a melt value of $3.40. If its not yours already, you'll pay more in shipping than its worth. And probably not worth the time and effort to extricate from the acrylic.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Moderator
United States
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...probably not worth the time and effort to extricate from the acrylic. I agree. Plenty of raw silver clad Kennedy half dollars out there to buy, so leave this to someone who will appreciate it for what it is (a fancy fob). |
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Posted 01/15/2024 5:39 pm
