WEEK #268 - COINSIDER THIS.....

[LISA B]

QUESTION:

 

The 1964-D Kennedy Half Dollar has its mintmark to the left of the olive branch. What was the alternate placement considered by the mint?

 

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[TJ'S Coins]

On the obverse under the bust of the president.

[kenwin1]

To the right of the olive branch.

[MunkyMan95]

On the obverse south of JFK's head

[bsshog40]

Above the motto "We Trust"

[RUSS BEGA]

under the eagle

[dan8402]

Above the date on the obverse?

[Dominator6t9-migration]

To the right of the coin behinds kenndys neck

[Coinguy19]

The right near the arrows?

[Elbesaar]

Although I was collecting when the JFK Half was initially issued - and also received Coin World - I'm really drawing a blank on the "alternate" location of the Mint Mark.

 

It would be too easy to say " under the bust of JFK, as issued from 1968 on"

 

I have a vague rememberance that there was talk of placing the Mint Mark

on the reverse amoungst the stars...

 

[DC Dawg]

I believe it was originally supposed to be directly below the Eagle, but it was moved because of the alternate vulgar impression that location created!

[just-john]

In 1964, the mint mark appeared on the reverse, under the eagle's left talon. Starting in 1968, mint marks appear above the second and third numbers in the date under Kennedy's neck.

[dtsteve-migration]

On the obverse below the bust where it was moved to in 1968.

[LISA B]

ANSWER:

 

To the left of the tailfeathers.

 

Sorry.......No one had the correct answer this week. An illustration of the alternate position may be found on page 312 of the Judd pattern book, current (9th) edition.

 

 

 

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