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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 74983, member: 669&quot;]Hi jalberts and <img src="http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/schilder/142.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> to the forum.</p><p>You&#039;re looking at a damaged coin which is extremely easy to value, based on which version is under the gold wash <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> : <ul> <li>50¢ for clad copper-nickle</li> <li>about $1.07 for clad silver</li> <li>about $2.63 for a silver proof.</li> </ul><p>(The grade of the coin is immaterial as it&#039;s worth either face value or bullion value only.)</p><p><br /></p><p>The gold wash is an after-mint application by one of many outfits that make &quot;collectible souveneirs&quot; out of coins by altering them and selling them to gullible people who think they&#039;re getting real value.&nbsp; The amount of gold per coin is so small that it would take several to recover 1¢ worth! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The incuse dates were obviously stamped into the coin at some time after it left the mint.&nbsp; The significance of the 1960 may be in commemoration of the year he was elected (although he didn&#039;t actually take office until January, 1961), but the significance of the 1980 date totally escapes me, as by that time the eternal flame on his grave had been burning for years.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point is, if the gold plating had not destroyed the numismatic value of the coin already, the date stamps did. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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