1965 90% Kennedy half??

So I got this 1965 Kennedy half dollar, I know these are 40% silver, but when I looked at it's edge there is no clad layer.

 

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Maybe it's on a 1964 planchet ?

 

I thought both 90% and 40% look the same on the edge? Maybe I'm wrong. Interesting.

 

Yea he's probably right , for I stay away from the edge .

 

when I bunch my other 40% halves with this coin in the middle, it just stands out while others have the bands of white and brown layers!

 

What does it weigh , that should tell you . 11.5 g

 

Neat.. Will you get us the weight. Could be a transitional error.

 

I have plenty of 65-70 40% halves that have no real visible clad layer. The only way to tell is to weigh it.

 

It weighs 11.47g, oh well!

 

I too have several 40% that don’t show the clad layer

 

The biggest bummer is when you are roll searching halves and see that solid silver edge, only to pull it out and have it be a 40%er.

 

True true. My pick up bank was told that they were no longer able to order halves about a month ago.

 

Yeah, there's a lot of variation in how 40% edges look. I've seen a few that I would've sworn were 90%, and a few I would've sworn were clad. But the weight difference is unmistakable.

 

The clad layer is visible.

 

Well if that happens just throw it back, I'm sure someone will want it,

 

You captured my interest so I went through my '65 Kennedy's and I too have a few that lack the obvious coloration. Great post, thank you.

 

Coloration on clad edges from 65-70 is nearly invisible since all layers contain silver...80% outer and 21% inner layers...this is normal for these years.