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<p>[QUOTE="commidaddy, post: 569956, member: 15344"]<font size="2">This is just a little information on one of my favorite, often overlooked, U.S. coin: the Kennedy half dollar. More specifically, it's about the 1964 proof with accented hair variety.</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2">According to statistics, between one and three percent of the 1964 proof halves were accented hair varieties, which adds up to between 40K and 120K.</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2">There are four basic ways to identify the '64 accented hair variety, broken into two categories: Obverse and Reverse.</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2">The easiest way is to look above the ear on the obverse for a wishbone shaped formation comprised of hair, hence the accented hair name.</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2">Secondly, check the I in Libery for what I call an unfinished serif. Basically, the left part of the line underneath the I is shortened substantially.</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2">Now, the next two are not in any way a guarantee for indentification, but are more used for verification of the first two ways, and also can be used to help verify counterfeiting.</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2">First, look below the UNUM at the rays. In the accented hair variety, the rays will appear to be intersected and broken by the stars, while in the regular variety the rays continue without being interrupted.</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2">Now, the final way is to check the designer's initials. Look to the inside of the eagles claws that are holding the arrows. There you'll find Frank Gasparro's initials--FG. In the accented hair variety, the G will be straight, kind of squared off, while in the regular version the G is more rounded at the top.</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2">The accented hair variety is one modern coin that I feel is very overlooked, so there are definitely some opportunities to come out ahead as most people don't know what to look for. Now go out and cherrypick away!</font></p><p><font size="2"> </font></p><p><font size="2">Pictures from <a href="http://www.ipotad.com/pages/ah2.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ipotad.com/pages/ah2.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ipotad.com/pages/ah2.html</a></font></p><p><font size="2">more pictures available as well</font></p><p><font size="2"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="commidaddy, post: 569956, member: 15344"][SIZE=2]This is just a little information on one of my favorite, often overlooked, U.S. coin: the Kennedy half dollar. More specifically, it's about the 1964 proof with accented hair variety. According to statistics, between one and three percent of the 1964 proof halves were accented hair varieties, which adds up to between 40K and 120K. There are four basic ways to identify the '64 accented hair variety, broken into two categories: Obverse and Reverse. The easiest way is to look above the ear on the obverse for a wishbone shaped formation comprised of hair, hence the accented hair name. Secondly, check the I in Libery for what I call an unfinished serif. Basically, the left part of the line underneath the I is shortened substantially. Now, the next two are not in any way a guarantee for indentification, but are more used for verification of the first two ways, and also can be used to help verify counterfeiting. First, look below the UNUM at the rays. In the accented hair variety, the rays will appear to be intersected and broken by the stars, while in the regular variety the rays continue without being interrupted. Now, the final way is to check the designer's initials. Look to the inside of the eagles claws that are holding the arrows. There you'll find Frank Gasparro's initials--FG. In the accented hair variety, the G will be straight, kind of squared off, while in the regular version the G is more rounded at the top. The accented hair variety is one modern coin that I feel is very overlooked, so there are definitely some opportunities to come out ahead as most people don't know what to look for. Now go out and cherrypick away! Pictures from [URL]http://www.ipotad.com/pages/ah2.html[/URL] more pictures available as well [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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