I have some JFK Kennedy 1917-1963 Solid 14-k Gold Half Dollars and would like to no the worth of these coins.
No you don't. There were no JFK half dollars minted prior to 1964. No solid gold JFK half dollars have ever been minted. No 14K (.583 fine) U.S. gold coins have ever been minted. What you probably have are gold plated Chinese fantasy pieces. The Chinese counterfeit coin factories are known for churning out mis-dated fakes. Their Bulgarian counterparts usually restrict themselves to faking real coins.
Welcome to Coin Talk cjohns. With out a picture I would have to say that the coin or medal that you have, if it is solid gold would be worth melt value. Lou
I do not belive these are fake, the card that these coins are mounted on says 20th aniversary Tribute SOlid 14-k Gold JFK Half Dollar 1917-1963. It also has the Certificate of Authenticity. They are specially struck minatures of the JFK Half Dollar measureing 9mm in diameter, weighing 3,360 grains. It contains 1.965 grains of pure gold. This was a limited edition until Dec 31,1984 after which the dies will be destroyed and the edition permanently closed. This is what is on the card it is mounted on.
Any "coin" or accompanying COA that uses the word "Tribute" means that it is a privately minted medallion designed to separate collectors from their money. Then presumably, it names the private mint that made them. That's less than 1/244 of a troy ounce - worth $3.78 at current spot price, and less than $4.20 at gold's peak value of >$1,000 recently. Your original post implied that you had coins with dates from 1917-63, not a piece with the dates of Kennedy's birth and death as part of the design. I sure hope you didn't spend more than $5 on it.
hontonai Your math is off. 1.965 gm = .0631 troy ounce. (1 troy ounce = 31.1 grams) At todays prices, it is worth about $58 in gold bullion.
I did not pay anything for them. They belonged to my mother who passed away and I came across them. I also found a Liberty Half DOllar in recognition of the 100th birthday of Statue of Liberty, Size : 1.205 inches weight: .36 troy oz, Copper .33 troy oz, Nickel .03 troy oz, Mint : San Francisco. What is the value of this one., also some silver coins with ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS 1968 They look like pure Silver, but I really do not know.
Here's what you have http://cgi.ebay.com/Solid-14K-GOLD-JFK-Half-Dollar-20th-Anniversary-Tribute_W0QQitemZ300210587784QQihZ020QQcategoryZ547QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ....And here's some further info on it http://www.coinsite.com/content/cdanswers/cdarchive47.asp 14 K is not solid gold, it's slightly more than 50% gold alloy. It would take about 244 of these coins' gold content to equal a single ounce. It's a nice coin to own, but not worth a lot on the market. Guy~
Jeff, you have added to a thread 9 years old, so most may ignore it. You can start a thread by using the "post new thread" in a forum such as coin chat. Your photo shows a silver object according to the stamping 1 troy ounce of silver worth today about $17 if tested pure as it is not a coin, it is a token. Finn, you also were answering an old thread, the author was last here over 3 years ago. Jim
That coin didn’t exist when this thread was created. It’s worth the melt price of silver. That’s more of a bullion round than a coin.
