1964 Kennedy Half Dollar

I was wondering what this 1964 Kennedy half dollar was worth. The reverse suffers corrosion from the tape that kept it in place in a card holder. Should we try acetone, or leave as is?

 

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Try dripping acetone onto the problem areas on the reverse. If that doesn't work, then leave it as it is. Nice coin

 

Worth melt. Coinflation dot com

 

It's worth $11.51 for its silver content. An acetone bath wouldn't hurt, but it's the kind of coin only stackers are interested in, and they generally don't care about a condition.

 

A little more than melt on the 'Bay. I didn't realize how many UGLY Kennedy toners there were out there until I did a quick search. The OP's coin is a true beauty compared to some. Here's a typical one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Cool-Toned-1964-P-Kennedy-Half-Dollar-Silver-US-Coin-MS-/200768669093?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item2ebebec5a5

And here's an MS-65 that you can barely see hiding under all that toning:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1964-D-Kenn...56?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item48501a9d88

 

I'm thinking about buying it from my friend. I've begun to collect Kennedies in hopes of one day having a complete collection. What would be a reasonable offer be since he hasn't seen a dealer yet? I want to give him a fair price.

 

$10-12

 

Until you take into account the fees.

 

Offer your buddy $10. It's just worth melt, I toss back tons of MS '64's from my dealers junk bins all the time.

 

Shoot. You guys know how hard it was to get one of these things when I was a kid? The banks sold out of them completely........everyone wanted a '64, me included. Looking back, I should have opted for the Corvette........

 

I have a MS-65 1964 kenndy and its nice, redbook says its wortha bit more than melt, in that condition. 17 bucks.

 

This coin is not MS-65. Worth melt.

 

Lol wut? Ofcourse its worth melt, I have a MS-65 in my own collection,if you didnt see that in my last post.:dead-horse:

 

Sorry I must have misinterpreted your post.

 

RedBook is irrelevant with the idiotic pricing they use. A raw MS65 '64 Ken is worth maybe a buck over melt.

 

Only? And why do you say RedBook has ridiculous pricing. And, it is in a 2x2 coin folder, for protection pourposes, I paid 15 for it a year ago, I didnt know what it was worth. And knowadays I will buy ay silver containig coin for just under melt if Im lucky.

 

When you were a kid? I thought back in those days you could have gotten a '16-D from the bank
I'm just joking, you know I love messing with you though!

 

Redbooks pricing sucks. It's a fact, and a well-known one. I'm not going to explain further, that's just the way it is... you probably paid $15 for it a year ago because spot was probably higher then, maybe in the $38-$40 range.

 

The coin has nice toning on the obverse, so I'd leave it alone.

 

Acetone won't hurt the toning.