1984 Kennedy half

I'm just going to post the pics and see what you all think about this one....

 

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The US Mint has been producing the Kennedy half dollar for 55 years. 1964 is the only year in which circulation strikes were made from 90% silver. Those coins that were produced from 1965 to 1970 were struck in 40% silver. Since 1971, all half dollars have been produced in a copper/nickel composition often referred to as "clad" coinage. However, there are some that were struck at the San Francisco Mint (S) as proof coins that are 90% silver.

NOTE: The coin shown as my avatar is 90% silver; it was also struck at the San Francisco Mint, but it is not a proof coin. It was specially produced with a matte finish as a companion coin to the Robert Kennedy Commemorative Dollar.



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Chris

 

Yes, it's a 1984 Kennedy half

 

That matte finish makes the 98 coin look flawless.

Rachael ,,, that looks like a nice coin for sure. If you are seeing that "7", I think thats just a stain of some sort.

 

The number 7 is most likely just some kind of mark and just looks like a 7.
There is nothing on that coin where a 7 could have come from. It's nothing.
Even if it somehow came from another coin, it didn't happen at the mint.

 

Well, when looking at the complete "7" it looks more like a "Z".
If you look at it closely you'll see the stain moves down and across identified here by the marks.


you'll also notice just above it another worn off stain that kinda looks like an "N".


and then stains/marks to the left, and right of that.
and then around in various other places.

 

I have two of them, and both are graded PCGS MS69. In hand, you can see a very tiny mark about the size of a needle point which is shiny against the matte finish. If not for that, both would have been 70's.

Chris

 

So in your opinions where did the "7" or "z" come from ? Could it be a die clash? @paddyman98 @cpm9ball

 

As I said it can't be a die clash because there is nothing on the coin or die that
could transfer a 7. There's no 7 on the die.

 

But why are the stains there?

 

Ok..I understand that now.. so what can it be?

 

Yes I see a 7 on the reverse??

 

Unfortunately none of us can answer that as we do not know the entire 35 year history of this coin.

 

Pareidolia.. Looks like a 7 but it was created after it left the mint.

 

What Mr. P. said!

Chris

 

but what mr. P said is that it's a figment of my imagination I guess but then it must be a figment of everyone else's imagination in this forum that sees the same thing that I'm imagining... Don't think so!

 

I guess this will just be another coin that goes to Orlando with me

 

Well, almost! If you look at the clouds, and you see one that looks like a dog, you know it isn't really a dog. It is just a cloud. The stain or abrasion or whatever it is on your coin just looks like a "7". That's all!

Chris