I don't know what Kennedy Half "1964 Accented Hair CA or DC" means or how I would spot one. Are these only Proof coins? If one of them somehow got into circulation, what would I look for. I found a 70D with a mirror surface that I think is an "impaired" proof. It's in average or a little better condition for a 1970 coin. What's it worth? Is it like the 65-69, a 40%, or could it be a 90%? Any information would be appreciated. Thanks.
Howdy If your coin is dated 1970 and has a D mintmark then it isn't a proof as the proofs would have an S mintmark. Way to go on finding one in change!!! they were only released in mintsets and are pretty hard to find. I would say that value would depend on who you were selling it to but just a guess is under $10. I went and found this page... http://www.ipotad.com/pages/ah2.html it will help you find the Accented Hair Half dollar----CA stands for CAMEO....and DC stands for DEEP CAMEO. Speedy
Accented hair was an early design of the Kennedy, more on it on another thread... only 1964 proofs had that variety. 1970D wouldn't be a proof... it was a business strike issued only for mint sets. If it has a mirrored surface either someone polished it or maybe it was an early strike that gave it more luster than usual for a business strike. It is the key of the series, to the degree this has one... just over 2 million were minted. And it would be 40% silver by weight... the last Kennedy half that contained silver (with the exception of special bicentennials, and the silver proofs that started in 1992).
Here are some pics to help out to. Hard to see, but it is there. You might need to put them side by side. Accented Hair Regular Hope this helps. Phoenix
Also, another way to tell is by looking at the I's. look at the bottom serif. Pretty noticable IMO with the I's. Accented I Normal I Phoenix
Thanks again everyone. One of the things I like about this forum is the spot on target information given to answer questions. It really helps. On closer examination it is an S 1970. Does that change its value?
The Proof coin (1970-S) isn't that rare and therefor the value wouldn't be great. If you can post some photos of the coin then maybe we can be of more help with the value. Speedy
There were a significant number (~5,000) 1970-D half dollars produced that were highly Proof-Like (PL). Many of these were quite unattractive because of scratches and other blemishes but they were issued right in the mint set. These are highly sought by specialists but some have made it into circulation. This is hardly a freak occurance. Most of the coins that appear in mint sets are sometimes found PL. Most are much scarcer than the '70-D half but there are a few which are much more common. Some of the cents from the late '80's look like branch mint proofs.
It should be noted that PL's even were made for circulation but are rarer yet. Indeed, in all the years I've looked through rolls I've seen only a couple dozen and the vast ma- jority were cents.
Well that would explain the mirrored surface. San Francsico only minted Kennedys in proof (except for silver clad business strike bicentennial) for the sake of proof sets, that they started making in 1968. So your coin isn't prooflike, it's an actual proof. Your coin is slightly more common than the 1970 D so would be worth a little bit less. Still a nice find though. And in reference to your ealier question, would still be 40% silver.
