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Message:: [QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1121882, member: 24633"]Kennedy Halves: An Attribution and Pricing Guide by James Wiles lists all three varieties, the "Accented Hair" (first obverse) with the first reverse, the "Non-Accented Hair" (second obverse) with the modified "I" in LIBERTY and the first reverse, and the "Non-Accented Hair" with the second reverse. The second obverse design eliminates the accented hair and strengthens the base of the "I". There is also doubling with a light spread on WE TRUST, 64 of date, "TY" of LIBERTY and the hair under the "R" of LIBERTY. The first reverse shows the "G" of the designer's initials with a straight line for the vertical leg, and the rays are not continuous through some of the stars. There is also doubling on the reverse with a light spread on UNITED STATES OF, HALF DOLLAR and some of the stars. The second obverse paired with the first reverse is considered a transitional variety, and only a small percentage were struck. The second reverse has continuous rays through the stars and the vertical leg of the "G" of the designer's initials is flared at the top. There is doubling with a light spread on UNITED, HALF and the stars around the rim. Close examination can reveal tripling on the "HA" of HALF, but the strength of doubling or tripling will depend on the hub and die state. NOTE: My copy of Wiles' book is a publisher's proof copy that was given to me by JT Stanton, so there may or may not be slight modifications of the descriptions when compared to the final published copy. Chris[/QUOTE]

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