Just Bob

On 9/1/2023 at 2:36 PM, Newenglandrarities said:

You have asked a couple times on two major forums with a bunch of experts answering you “where”.  The damage is a hit to the number 2 in the date, that is where.  There really is no way to misunderstand where we are talking about.  The 2 in the date took damage after it was struck somewhere/sometime while it was in circulation.  This is NOT an error coin!  Unfortunately the assessment of value by everyone else is correct as well, it is worth maybe 10 cents retail.  Again, wish we all had better news for you.  

Based on your response here and ATS, you apparently have a lot of patience with these type posters. I applaud you.

On 8/31/2023 at 12:41 PM, Chris Mikesh said:

Hi All,

From all I've read, the 1967 (P) Kennedy should be 40% silver clad with a copper interior.  

This, apparently, is what caused your confusion. This information is off a bit. As stated above, the inner layer was 79/21 copper/ silver. (Actually, .791/.209) That is why you see only a slight yellowish band, instead of a copper colored one. 

Have fun playing with your pile of silver! 

Welcome to the forum. Thank you for posting nice, cropped, close-ups of both sides of your coin. Unfortunately, as others have stated, it is not a mint error. It is just damage. A die break would show as a raised line or area on the coin, which would have been created by a crack or missing metal on the face of the die. A break close to the rim, called a "marginal die break" or "cud," would look much like the area on the obverse of your coin at the "D" on "DOLLAR." It would not, however, have the gash in the edge, which is what caused your coin to look like that. The pics below are compliments of Chuck Newman, from the website Cuds-on-Coins. Notice that the edge looks more or less normal, without evidence of damage.

On 8/28/2023 at 6:40 PM, Modwriter said:

I was joking with @Hoghead515...Not too long after that, I got clean and sober. 

Congratulations! Very well done! I thought I detected a different attitude in your posting.

On 8/25/2023 at 2:22 AM, EagleRJO said:

I think they are interchangeable, and bolls is what the ANA grading standard refers to them as, but most everyone else including the TPG's and VAM World refer to them as blossoms so I usually go with that.

VAM World - Anatomy of the Morgan Dollar

 

That looks nothing like a cotton blossom. Truth be told, it doesn't look very much like a boll, either. I'm not sure what Mr. Morgan was looking at when he designed this.

I have a feeling he is asking 1000 rupees, which is $12.04 in today's dollars. Way too much for the coin, but not something to get worked up about, in my opinion.

VG

On 8/14/2023 at 2:44 PM, Coinbuf said:

I will put forth another possible scenario which is a late-stage die cap.   I too am wondering about the shiny look of the coin and the possibility of someone that tried to spiff it up in the past.

If you are saying that you think this coin was struck through a late stage die cap, then I would agree that you are probably on the right track, although I am not sure what would cause the "wrinkled" looking parts. It definitely looks struck through something.

On 8/17/2023 at 5:56 PM, bstrauss3 said:

I was only able to attend for about a day and a quarter as I had to return home for a medical emergency. She's fine - wasn't a stroke, it was a slipped disk.

 

 

I assume you are referring to your wife. I am very glad she did not suffer a stroke. A slipped disk is bad enough, but a stroke can be devastating.

Providing diameter in millimeters, and weight in grams will be helpful.

On 8/13/2023 at 10:40 PM, Hammersred said:

BOB! My favorite! 

The reeding is super inconsistent and nearly non existent and smooth around the 'error'

Any chance you could post some clear pics of the edge - especially at LIBERTY and directly opposite? And, are the letters in LIBERTY higher than the adjacent rim?

How does the reeding look on the edge? is it consistent all the way around?

On 8/11/2023 at 12:25 PM, TheArtofHorror said:

Thank you for this information. I am new to the board and was just excited to find a thread on what I was searching for. I will post new topics for any future questions. Thank you.

Don't worry about it. You haven't committed any breach of etiquette or any other kind of posting faux pas. This is one of several threads concerning Continental currency, and lots of posters have used it to show their examples, which, unfortunately have all been fakes. I imagine that previous posters found this thread while searching for information on their pieces, just as you did.  You adding one more post to the thread does absolutely no harm. As my kids say, "It's all good."

Welcome to the forum.

On 8/10/2023 at 10:52 AM, EagleRJO said:

I am starting to wounder if in addition to being over-dipped that this coin may be a counterfeit, and perhaps it was intentionally over-dipped to hide things.  It has a Reverse of 78 since the top clutched arrow feather is flat, which means it would need to be either a VAM-4 or VAM-7/VAM-7A since those are the only ones listed with that reverse.

http://www.vamworld.com/wiki/1880-CC_Reverses

However, the mint mark doesn't match either one, and the VAM-7 also isn't a match since there is no mark below the second "8" in the date.  In addition, the date position doesn't match either the VAM-4 or VAM-7.

Is it possible that VAMworld doesn't list every existing die pair?

On 8/9/2023 at 12:52 AM, JKK said:

Be that as it may, I can attest to the fact that Mississippi pear butter is excellent on cornbread. Thanks again. And for the record, I'm not sure how it would be possible to put too many cloves in it. Cloves = deliciousness.

I am glad you enjoy it. I usually make apple butter every year, but I had a lot of pears, so I thought I would give it a try. (I tried pear chutney, too, but it got mixed reviews.) Unfortunately, I won't be making any this year, due to a late hard freeze that lasted several days. Killed all of my plums, wiped out the blossoms on my pears and blueberries, damaged my figs and peaches. No huckleberries, either. I am hoping to gather enough wild elderberries to make some jelly, though. It takes a half gallon of fruit to make a batch, so I will have to visit several patches. I need to make some more pepper relish, too. I am almost out. If I do, I will be sure to bring some on my next trip out your way. 

By the way, there is a coin I would like to get your advice on, if you don't mind. I will shoot you a PM soon and give you the story on it.

On 8/9/2023 at 12:48 AM, smashan8 said:

Yeah I just thought it was interesting to see. Is it okay to share images and findings as such? Or should posts only be for questions? 

Feel free to post images of any coin about which you may have questions or that you find interesting. We always like to look at pictures of coins, especially if they are clear and cropped as yours are.

On 8/8/2023 at 11:20 PM, Tony Follis said:

Good riddance to bad news.

Don't be surprised if you see him come back and post under a different name. I don't think this was the first time he has been kicked off this forum. 

On 8/7/2023 at 6:46 PM, Hoghead515 said:

. Has anyone ever seen a coin you knew nothing about and bought it anyways?

 

Absolutely. More than once, I have searched through a world coin junk box and bought a handful of coins just because I liked the way they looked. I actually have a bid in for a set of coins on Ebay that I know very little about, and I am looking at a few more. I just like the designs, and the prices are well within my budget. 

The language on your coin is Latin. I could give you all the info, but I know you are the type who likes to research stuff for yourself, so I will give you a link to get you headed in the right direction.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces38901.html

On 8/7/2023 at 9:13 PM, JKK said:

Fine, thanks, not as hot today as recently. How's the summer in Hattiesburg?

Upper 90s and low 100s. Humid and hot, as usual. I'm not looking forward to this month's power bill.

Rim dings notwithstanding, I would say VF-XF, although I am not sure about the weak mint mark.

@JKK

How is the weather in Beaverton?

On 8/6/2023 at 7:01 PM, Dave HH said:

1 of 1, Heritage, Spink, Ebay, and Stack Bowers Have NONE...

Since you say, well there are so many PROVE IT

Who said that there were "so many"? It just have been deleted, because I don't see that posted here by anyone.