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1964 Proof is this a accented hair
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It looks like the I in LIBERTY has a serif on the bottom left. The accent hair coin does not have one. Like Greenstang said the shot is to blurry to say for sure. 

Edited by J P M
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No sir. It's not an Accented Hair. There is an important diagnostic. The "I" in LIBERTY is missing a serif on the AH.

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   Here are the photos and descriptions of the diagnostics of the "Accented Hair" variety from NGC VarietyPlus:

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"There is a wishbone-shaped group of extra hairs that are incused on the coin above Kennedy's ear. Also, the bottom left serif of letter I in LIBERTY is incomplete, letter G in the designer's initials is lacking a serif, and the rays are broken where they pass through the stars."

 All 1964 Kennedy half dollars have some deeply engraved hair strands as shown in your photos, which leads to the frequent confusion about this variety. The "Accented Hair" variety has several additional such strands, as well as the other diagnostics.

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