2000P JFK Half- What coin was used on the reverse?

I found this 2000P JFK Half this afternoon roll searching .

What coin was punched over the eagle's feathers on the reverse?

 

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Nice find looks like a double strike maybe from another coin stuck in the die. God I hope Carlos doesn't read this he will be finding all kinda of little kings

 

That's not a coin that was punched into the Kennedy Half. It looks like an anvil to me. Could have been done by a farrier (someone who puts shoes on horses) or something similar that uses an anvil (but that's just a guess).

 

Looks like a counterstamp of an anvil to me too!


Maybe it's a clever joke:

 

It could be an anvil, but it also looks somewhat similar to the genie's lamp used in the ANA logo.

Chris

 

Some casinos mark there half that are used in slot machines,this maybe one??

 

I could see that too. But would ANA condone counterstamping coins with their logo or something similar to their logo on existing coin issues. If they did, I'd think there might be a more clear place, like in an open field on the obverse, to place the counterstamp. I did some hunting online for other stamps on coins like this but haven't turned up other examples yet.

 

Why would they waste the manpower doing such a thing? It serves no purpose.

Chris

 

I don't think the ANA would have had anything to do with it. It may have been some collector who happened to have a die with that design and thought it would be cool.

Chris

 

Make sure that it was there half that won$10,000.00 they do not like to be cheated.
some folk can add a electronic chip to a half dollar that make the slot machine go off and make u a winner

 

Apparently, you don't know a lot about Las Vegas casinos or the procedures they follow before authorizing a jackpot payout. Furthermore, when you put your money into the slot, it falls into a collection bin in the bottom of the machine, and there is no way anyone can tell which coin out of the hundreds or thousands in that bin was the one that was used to hit a jackpot.

Chris

 

:kewl: when $$$$ involved there always to cheat

 

Do slots even use actual coin currency anymore? I was under the impression that was a bygone era and that most casinos now used some sort of card/swipe thingy.

 

There are still many of the old technology machines that pay out in coins and tokens available at most casinos. The multiline video machines were developed in Australia in the early 90's and slowly made their way to Las Vegas in the mid-to-late 90's. It was about 5-6 years ago that the multiline technology was adapted for the "ticket in/ticket out" technology which meant that you didn't have to lug huge buckets full of coins to the cashier's cage anymore. This also enabled the casinos to eliminate the change girls that normally roamed the floor. They have since been replaced with change kiosks where you can break your $100 or $20, but if you're one of the oldtimers who like putting the coins into the machine, you have to go to the cashier's cage. Now machines are being developed so that you can insert your credit card directly into the machine, and you don't even have to carry cash around with you. Some people don't take too well to advancements in technology, but in this case, it is really for the best because it now eliminates a lot of the problems with purse-snatchers since the women don't have to carry cash with them.

Chris

 

Thanks for the explanation. I think I still prefer to use coins and carry the bucket around if that were an option. The feeling of using the card seems to lack the physical experience of playing a slot machine. I can count the number of times I've been to a casino on one hand. Last time was at least 5-6 years ago in a boat style casino. Never been to Atlantic City and last time I was in Las Vegas was 1993.

 

Well, if you ever get the opportunity to go to Reno, be sure to stop in the Cal Neva just a couple blocks south of Circus Circus on Virginia Ave. They have 3 - 25c slot machines that actually pay out in Morgan, Peace and American Eagles. Of course, the supply of the Morgan and Peace is dwindling fast and are replaced by Eagles when they need to refill the hoppers. It has been 3 years since I was there, so I don't know if they still have them.

Chris

 

That sounds pretty cool! I'd love to go there just for the novelty of the payout. Would you have to get a payout in the range of $15-$20 range just to get one Morgan, Peace or American Eagle coin back? or many times that to get multiples of these coins.

 

No! It works like this. It costs 25c per game. It is a three-reel machine that only pays on the middle line. There are silver dollar symbols on each of the reels, and you can win from 1-5 silver dollars when one or more of the $ symbols line up on the pay line. Each win is paid automatically by the machine from a glass case full of dollars that sits on the top of the machine, but you have no idea what kind of dollar coin you will get. I remember seeing an 1893 Morgan facing outward in the glass case, but I have no idea what mintmark it had. Wouldn't it be something if it was an 1893-S!

It doesn't have payouts for anything but dollar coins, and it took me $80 in quarters to win 13 silver dollars........12 Peace and one Eagle. (No Ikes, by the way.)

Chris

 

Very cool! Thanks for the explanation.

 

Definitely a single horn anvil, interesting, there are some horse shoeing schools (technical colleges) in Oklahoma, maybe they gave these to the grads for good luck pocket pieces.

Neat find, I'd hold onto it, someone might stumble along who can explain in detail how and why this Kennedy was counter stamped.