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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1617778, member: 42773&quot;]I&#039;ll venture some advice on the series with which I&#039;m most familiar...</p><p><br /></p><p>A basic type set of Kennedy Half Dollars would include 4 coins: A 1964 90% silver issue, an issue from 1965-1970 in 40% silver clad, a ni-cu clad issue with the Presidential Seal reverse, and a bicentennial issue from 1976 with the Independence Hall reverse. Here&#039;s some specific advice on each...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1964</b> - this is the only year the coin was minted in 90% silver for circulation. It didn&#039;t circulate much though, as it was widely hoarded - not only for its silver content, but for nostalgic reasons. You&#039;ll find EVERY kind of toning on these coins: the good, the bad, and the ugly. A lot of non-collectors hoarded them, so my conjecture is that they wound up being stored in every imaginable situation. Attractive, rainbow-toned pieces aren&#039;t scarce by any means, but they will command a premium, since there are so many ugly ones. Look for this kind of color and pattern (from my collection, pardon the scratches on the holder)...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://postimage.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://postimage.org/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://s2.postimage.org/y40n9x1gp/image.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://s9.postimage.org/n8mv95hvj/image.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This toning pattern was frequently the result of holdering in these popular year sets...</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://postimage.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://postimage.org/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://s7.postimage.org/c8wkiqxi3/yearset.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>One important caveat with this issue is that coin doctors prefer it to any other Kennedy Half Dollar, so be very wary of AT.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ll post more on the other issues shortly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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