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Silver Gorilla Valued Member 286 Posts	Posted 01/11/2010 2:08 pm Hello every one, First pleas pardon me for the long absents from the forum I have been occupied with so much now a days. Well any way I have a Question for you all, Just recently I have decided to buy a 1969 Treasury Department envelop that contains coins in it, And in side the envelop is three pennies two dimes two nickels two quarters and A Half Dollar Silver Kennedy all are dated 1969 some are S mint and some D mint. My concerns are for the Silver Half Dollar, Now I know that they should be 40% Silver with a visibly copper line on the edge only starting from 1967 up to 1969 AND 1970 I THINK if I'm right on the years if not pleas correct me. Now when I say VISIBLY I really mean you can see the copper content right. OK well is there a 1969d 90% silver content and if so could you explain how one could see or even know that it is 90% silver. Report this Post to the Staff

AGCoinHunter Pillar of the Community United States 625 Posts	Posted 01/11/2010 2:24 pm In 1969 no halves were made in Philly, only Denver. The ones in San Fran were for proof sets and were composed of 40% silver, 60% copper just like the D MM Kennedys. So what you have there is a 40% silver half in a proof set from the San Fran mint. Does that clear it up? Report this Post to the Staff
ratman4762 Pillar of the Community United States 2520 Posts	Posted 01/11/2010 2:25 pm Welcome back! First off, you can't always see the copper core in a 40% half dollar. I currently have over 600 of them and there are several that look like a 90% from the edge. The mint was producing 90% silver half dollars up to 1966 (dated 1964). It is pretty unlikely that a 1969 would be struck on a 90% planchet. Weight would tell the difference. (90% are 12.5 grams while 40% are 11.5 grams) Report this Post to the Staff
Silver Gorilla Valued Member 286 Posts	Posted 01/11/2010 2:32 pm Thanks you two, So I would clearly tell the difference by Weight. Yup Yup Yup, OK but what If ? and I do say WHAT if There was A 90% silver 1969d Kennedy half dollar. Would it change anything at all and would it be out in news making hits at numismatic world..... Report this Post to the Staff
ratman4762 Pillar of the Community United States 2520 Posts	Posted 01/11/2010 2:37 pm Cross that Bridge ~~when~~ if you get there! Report this Post to the Staff
Silver Gorilla Valued Member 286 Posts	Posted 01/11/2010 2:58 pm Alright well I weighed the darn thing and the Bridge collapsed on the way to a 11.5 grams 11.7 grams with the plastic pouch. Thanks for helping out a disturb coin collector Edited by Silver Gorilla 01/11/2010 2:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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