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[mikeu72-migration]

Please excuse my ignorance but what is going on with the rim on this coin.

[Lem]

Mike I myself am not sure but could you post a pic of the whole coin along with the one you have in question so we could see the entire coin. I too would like to know? If I haven't already welcome to the boards!!!

 

Lem

[bsshog40]

I agree with Lem Mike. It would be nice to see the kennedy. It would be interesting to see the extent of what looks like a slight off-strike. Welcome to the forum if I missed you also.

[cpm9ball]

Mike, welcome to the neighborhood! I've searched about 100 - $500 boxes of Kennedy halves, and this is very common for the early 70's. I'm not sure what caused it to happen, but I don't think you'll find that it adds any value to the coin.

 

Chris

[MorganMan]

Not trying to hijack the thread here, but since we are talking kennedys, what is going on with these 1964 coins? I have a whole UNC roll of these. It looks like somebody put a thumbprint in molten silver.....

 

Polish marks? Or just the die makers marks....

 

 

 

MM

[cpm9ball]

Because they are parallel, it looks like someone at the Mint may have used a wire brush to clean the die. Just a guess!

 

Chris

[SkyMan]

Welcome aboard Mike! I would gues a mistrike also.

 

 

MM, those look like severe polish marks to me.

[BillJones]

I've seen these marks on 1964 JFK half dollar before. I believe that they are die polish marks, and I've seen them enough times to think that they are not unusual.