1998 Kennedy half

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  1. Brian Ochaba

    Brian Ochaba Member

    It has a very thin coat of silver and the rest looks like cooper.
     

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  3. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    It's normal for a worn half.
     
  4. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    That picture is so blurry you can't see anything.

    Most definitely it is the Clad Cupro-Nickel over the copper core. Not silver.
    Not cooper.
     
  5. Brian Ochaba

    Brian Ochaba Member

    Is a clad coin worth more ?
     
  6. bsshog40

    bsshog40 Senior Member

    Not more than silver!
     
  7. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    I would just spend it
     
  8. Brian Ochaba

    Brian Ochaba Member

    I know not than silver more than a normal Kennedy.
     
  9. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    No. Only 50 Cents. There are millions of clad kennedy Halves.
     
  10. Brian Ochaba

    Brian Ochaba Member

    image.jpg Just found this one.
     
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  11. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

  12. Brian Ochaba

    Brian Ochaba Member

    Actually it feels like rough metal . I’ve tried to scrap it it off with my thumb and wouldn’t come off.
     
  13. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    Its just some crud nothing special worth 50 cents.
     
  14. Brian Ochaba

    Brian Ochaba Member

    May I ask what crud means? So if you can feel a difference in the texture of the coin from smooth to rough it’s considered crud?
     
  15. Oldhoopster

    Oldhoopster Member of the ANA since 1982

    Something stuck to the coin AFTER it left the mint. It really doesn't matter what it is or what caused it, it's a damaged coin.
     
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    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

  17. Brian Ochaba

    Brian Ochaba Member

    I beg to differ. What sticks to a coin and leaves a affect like this ! It is cemented in the coin and would send to anyone out there.
     
  18. Brian Ochaba

    Brian Ochaba Member

    What would have to have stuck to it to it to make the top layer to erode to the black color....
     
  19. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    It's undetermined at this time until the Coin forensics gets here .
     
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  20. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    There is no way anyone can say for sure what it is from an image. We do know that it is not a mint error. That leaves corrosion or something stuck to the coin. Most people in this hobby would call it a damaged coin.
     
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  21. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    There are very strong adhesives that do that.
    If you feel that we are wrong then send it to a TPG, third party grader to have it attributed as an error.
    You can choose from companies such as NGC, PCGS or ANACS. Google them to get more info.
    It will cost to do so of course.

    Then come back with the results and proove us wrong.

    Our answers to you are free. Many of us have been collecting mint errors for a very long time so we can truly tell you what you may have.

    Good luck.

    Mr. Ed
    Specializing in collecting Mint Errors since 1985
     
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