The Collaborative "Virtual 7070" Type Set Project

Psst!

Hey, @RonSanderson - you are never going to catch up at the rate you're going. Why don't you just skip to the current type that's in play, and go from there? All that out-of-sequence stuff is confusing. Now you've got @SensibleSal66 posting Seated dimes, when we're supposed to be in the Kennedy half dollars!

Or maybe continue playing catchup if you like, but stick as many of your catchup coins as you can into a single post? I did like the story of the old coin purse from the attic, though. Sounds like one of those classic "Grandma's estate" yarns you used to see in eBay listings, but yeah... it really happens sometimes. Fun when it does.

 

Good morning. It is Thursday, March 12th.

Today we continue with the Kennedy halves, and our type for the day is the Kennedy Half Dollar Clad (1965-Date).

Now, I don't know about the physical Dansco 7070 album (I haven't had one of those in a few years), but note that the Registry type set lineup we're working from does not distinguish the silver clad (1965-69) Kennedies from the later (1970-present) copper-nickel clad subtype.

So you may post any 1965 or later Kennedy half with the regular design. NOT the Bicentennial half, though. That type comes much later in the lineup- and out of sequence. You see, the three types of Bicentennial coins are represented much farther down in the "album" lineup. We will get to them after we've done all the gold coins.

I presently own no post-1965 Kennedy halves except in my change jar. Here are two that I used to own.

I had this one as part of a never-completed 1965 SMS (birthyear) set I was working on. I sold it but would like to find another with attractive toning someday.




Here is one from my ancient Registry type set from 20+ years ago (you know, the one with all the wretched scans for images. LOL) This is likely my all-time "best of type" example, as I do not recall ever owning a PR69- or -70 DCAM.

 

It IS a love token. But we're doing Kennedy halves today, not Seated dimes!

(And your reverse photo is upside-down, BTW.)

We did the Seated dime types on February 14-16, nearly a month ago. Stick with the program, please! This isn't just a random "post anything you want to" thread. It has a structure, you see...

 

Good morning. It is Friday, March 13th. (Yep- the second of three Friday the Thirteenths we will have this year!)

Today's type slot is the Commemorative Half Dollar (1892-1954).

For this slot you may post any type of Classic silver commemorative half dollar from 1892-1954.

Since I am supposedly a distant maternal descendant of William Bradford, the Pilgrim governor, the Pilgrim half dollar was the "must have" type for me. This one in my current collection is in an early (Generation 5.0) NGC "no-line fatty" slab, circa 1992-1995.







I recently had some AI-generated fun with this design, as seen in the "AI Interpretations of Coin Designs" thread. Note how the Gemini AI bot engraved the coin's lettering onto the gunwales of the ship.

 

Nice luster on that Wisconsin!

 

Not really a half dollar, but cool. I’ve never had a Norse medal.