Hello. I found this half dollar, first noticed the word trust not finished, then what appears to be a ring stamped into the lettering and numbers. I don't have a scale, or fancy equipment, but his thing has no reeded edge (I know, not rare, and this is obviously a 'slot coin'), but the thickness is about the same as a nickel. Any ideas what happened to this thing regarding thickness, the ring, and the runoff of "trust"? Thanks.
Thank u. I have dumped the tweezers, even though I had a non-abrasive padding, others have told me to get rid of them. I'll toss it aside I guess, but still don't get what being a worn out slot coin has to do with the trust being misplaced (IMO), and looking like there is a ring stamped where it shouldn't be, Thank u. And the thickness?
More appropriately, a coin "wrapping" machine which "wraps" the coins in paper rolls then uses a circular motion to fold the edges of the wrapper down onto the roll. Coins are often damaged with the wrapping machines.
"TRUST" is not misplaced. More than likely, slight grease filling of the die as the coin was being minted combined with the wear of the coin. When you look at many more thousands of Kennedy Half Dollars, you'll see that this is fairly common.
Fair enough on all that, I'm not well versed in Halfs, this was in a bag of pennies I was sorting. I just pulled a few photos from web to compare. I appreciate all the patience, and feedback, and it all adds up, but still don't understand why it is thin. That cannot be from wear or there would be no obverse or reverse left to view.
It's not thin, you just think its thin. Here's a nickel and a half dollar: Your coin is correct in the thickness department.
I do not recall ever reading any specs on coin "thickness". I see weight and diameter along with edge type of either reeded or plain. But no reference to "thickness".
They had it here. Again, I don't usually get past quarters, this one just happened my way and it looked off. http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/?action=coin_specifications