Fifty cent question 2 2

[Clay1492]

This half dollar caught my attention because of the colors and the unusual items items on Kennedy's cheek and nose. They are in relief and seem to be extremely tall for a die clash. I am wondering what they are and if i overpaid at eight bucks. Thanks for any help!

[Coinbuf]

The nose looks to be a die chip, the photos are slightly blurry and I cannot tell from your photos on the cheek.   It may be a strike through or even a minor lamination, we would need sharper photos of that to say.   You have what appears to be some PVC slime on the rev and that needs to be addressed now, it may possibly have already begun the process of eating into the surface of the coin but if not arrested now it most defiantly will do so.

Get some 100% acetone, this can be found at most hardware or big box home improvement stores.   Use a container that the acetone will not melt, glass is best, and soak the coin in the acetone for a few minutes.   Then take a q-tip dipped into some fresh acetone and roll (not rub or brush across) the surface to remove any stubborn green stuff.   A final rinse in another fresh bowl of acetone will complete the process, throw away that 2X2 and use a new one.

I will not say that you overpaid, I will only say that I would not have paid $8 for that coin from what I see in these photos.

[JKK]

Silver value today is about $3.31. Most of these sell for a slight spread over melt. I'd say if you were buying such a dingy and crudulated piece today, $3.50 would be pushing it.

[Clay1492]

Wow! I have a lot to learn! I bought it because i liked the green color. Guess he saw me coming! 

[JKK]

On 2/3/2022 at 9:58 AM, Clay1492 said:

Wow! I have a lot to learn! I bought it because i liked the green color. Guess he saw me coming! 

Maybe you still do like it. I see it as copper tarnish, but I don't have the right to tell you what coins you should like. That's a big problem around here, people who think that their hobby (meaning, as they experience it) is the only hobby. That is a mentally_challenged and narcissistic way of looking at things. Do I give two f-bomms about collecting tokens? No. Do I respect the TAMS folks and their interests? Sure, and I'm glad they're around in case I trip over a token I don't recognize or understand. They probably don't get off at shoveling through book after book to attribute a barracks emperors era Roman bronze, either, but they leave me alone with my quaint perversions. Seems I can do the same. Do I think state quarter collecting is preposterous? Whether I do or not is beside the point. The point is that it got literally millions of kids interested in coins. Some have become YNs and some grew into ANs. That's a huge win, and much more important than me looking at a post about one and wondering whatever it is I might be wondering. So I STFU.

So if you like it, you like it. "Like" is not automatically equal to "value." I like the 43-P Jeff, heavily worn, that I found in change when I was eight because I found it in change when I was eight. It is worth $1.26 right now, melt. Don't care. It reminds me of the start of a hobby that is in its sixth decade for me. To anyone else it'd be a melt value worn wartime Jeff. To me it's special.

Of course, it's always good not to overpay for a coin. But it's always a valid question what your goal is. If it's to collect coins you like, then learning to value them from a market standpoint keeps you from being a sucker. If it's to make money, obviously, price paid is everything because that's the break-even number. As with liking or not liking a coin, no one is justified in imposing his definition of his hobby on yours.

[Mr.Bill347]

Welcome Clay to the forum and welcome to to fooled buyers club! We’ve all been there ! My last one was an over graded Morgan. But overall, I’ve stayed the course and valuation far exceeds the expense and the enjoyment value is something else again. I was lucky enough to acquire the entire Kennedy set from 1964 to 2021 proof and BU . Question of the day. Was there a Kennedy half “W”mint?

then I got on a proof set kick 1964-to not done yet. About 40. I think the Kennedy coins are under appreciated.

Edited February 3, 2022 by Mr.Bill347

[tj96]

Unless you can get someone to pay you more then 8 bucks, you "way" over paid.  But if you like it, it's worth it.

I don't believe your pictures are good enough to tell what those marks are.  I'm in the damaged or "hits" column until I can see better pictures.  The green is probable damage. What we call verdigris.

Edited February 3, 2022 by tj96

[Mohawk]

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Question of the day. Was there a Kennedy half “W”mint?

Actually, Bill, there is a W mint Kennedy Half.  In the 2014 50th Anniversary Silver Kennedy Half Set, the Reverse Proof is a W:

[JAnsley]

On 2/3/2022 at 10:22 PM, Mohawk said:

Actually, Bill, there is a W mint Kennedy Half.  In the 2014 50th Anniversary Silver Kennedy Half Set, the Reverse Proof is a W:

I learned something new. Guess it was worth waking up this morning cause if you dont learn something everyday whats the point in getting outta bed..what ive always said anyhow...thanks