Thread: My 1966 Kennedy half DDO? (pretty sure) /pics

OK, Im pretty sure this is a DDO and there also appears to be doubling on the reverse as well.

ps New camera so bear with the quality on some. And please opinions on value





also any advice on better pictures appreaciated too (new cam is a svp 540hr)

We need pictures of the entire coin, both sides as well.

From the pics you posted, it looks more like MD, or mechanical doubling.

tough call.

But from the T it looks like MD.

Looks like an SMS coin. I would say it is MD because when they made these they would strike the coin multiple times.

I hope that these are what you need and thank you again for any help

Originally Posted by mrweaseluv

I hope that these are what you need and thank you again for any help

Not going to be able to see anything from these pics. Try more light from a separate source, like a lamp or two.

going to have to get myself a seperate lighting frame as lights on microscope/cam just don't cut it when you pull back for full view of coin.
best i can get at moment

I admit I had to look this one up (sms) the coin is sealed in a plastic coin folder with a blue tag sealed in the other side that says,
Security Rare Coins Inc.
Rare Coin Investments
Huntington Station, NY 11746
USA 40% silver half brilliant Uncirculated.

Originally Posted by mrweaseluv

I admit I had to look this one up (sms) the coin is sealed in a plastic coin folder with a blue tag sealed in the other side that says,
Security Rare Coins Inc.
Rare Coin Investments
Huntington Station, NY 11746
USA 40% silver half brilliant Uncirculated.

Well the actual SMS coins were placed in plastic holders starting in 1966, much like the lenses used in today's proof sets.

This could be an SMS that was removed from the lens and sealed in a cellowrap by a third party vendor.

But I'm quite sure the doubling is MD and not a DD.

Well I took it to the coin show today and let a few dealers take a look at it. The verdict was.....Both it is MD/DDO. One of the dealers (John's Coins) out of billerica Ma. made an offer of $300 on the spot. I declined but he did tell me I should have it graded and slabbed asap. Now that I don't have a local certified pcgs dealer in the area i think i gonna have to submit it to anacs if i want to do so.

Originally Posted by cciesielski01

Looks like an SMS coin. I would say it is MD because when they made these they would strike the coin multiple times.

Machine doubling occurs because the die is loose in the collar and the back and forth movement causes the die to scrape across the device as it is being retracted. It has nothing to do with the number of times a coin is struck which, by the way, is at most twice.

Chris

Originally Posted by mrweaseluv

Well I took it to the coin show today and let a few dealers take a look at it. The verdict was.....Both it is MD/DDO. One of the dealers (John's Coins) out of billerica Ma. made an offer of $300 on the spot. I declined but he did tell me I should have it graded and slabbed asap. Now that I don't have a local certified pcgs dealer in the area i think i gonna have to submit it to anacs if i want to do so.

My personal opinion is that you should have sold it to that dealer for $300. I don't figure that it could be worth that much.

Here is some typical doubling from a 1966 SMS Kennedy.

Chris

Originally Posted by mrweaseluv

Well I took it to the coin show today and let a few dealers take a look at it. The verdict was.....Both it is MD/DDO. One of the dealers (John's Coins) out of billerica Ma. made an offer of $300 on the spot. I declined but he did tell me I should have it graded and slabbed asap. Now that I don't have a local certified pcgs dealer in the area i think i gonna have to submit it to anacs if i want to do so.

Why not join PCGS and submit it yourself?

Here we go again!

The mythical offer!

I would have sold it in a heartbeat. Any such small doubling , even if it isn't MD, would have a difficult time getting that price elsewhere. JMO.

Jim