WEEL #604 SPRING HAS SPRUNG

[LISA B]

This weeks First and Second place winners will be picked at random.

The question must be answered by Saturday at midnight EST

 

QUESTION:

 

Which date/mint of the Kennedy Half Dollar underwent a boost in mintage during the final months of the year to reduce speculator interest?

 

This weeks winner will receive a copy of John M. Mercanit’s American Silver Eagles

 

There will also be a runner up prize given to a selected player with the correct answer.

 

REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia info post for more details

 

[dadams]

This probably doesn't answer the question:

 

Kennedy half dollars dated 1964, in 90 percent silver, were struck until April 1966. Mintage included 87,448,004 and another 3,950,762 for proof sets. 144,182,000 were struck in 1965 and 41,674,000 in 1966. 1964-D half dollars included 114,411,608 struck in 1964 and 41,793,838 in 1965.

[dan8402]

1970-D?

[mtnstyne]

2009-D

[SamD]

1964 D

[rrantique]

1970 D

[sc7000]

[font:Century Gothic][/font] 1964 "P Kennedy Half dollar

[Anspach21]

1964

[Collector1-migration]

1964

[LISA B]

 

NO WINNER THIS WEEK

 

QUESTION:

 

Which date/mint of the Kennedy Half Dollar underwent a boost in mintage during the final months of the year to reduce speculator interest?

 

Answer: 1977(P)

 

This weeks winner would have won a copy of John M. Mercanit’s American Silver Eagles

 

Thank you for playing and please stop by this Friday for the PMG Numisma-Quest question