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<p>[QUOTE="Urban_Lawyer, post: 1569371, member: 36361"]Check out this 1970 D Kennedy. <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-D-Kennedy-Half-PCGS-MS65-/360505846656?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item53efd2ab80" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-D-Kennedy-Half-PCGS-MS65-/360505846656?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item53efd2ab80" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-D-Kennedy-Half-PCGS-MS65-/360505846656?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item53efd2ab80</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I think very highly of PCGS, but I find this coin to be over-graded. The strike is not as strong as many halves I have seen. Note Kennedy's hair, his jaw bone, and the details on the eagle's chest. I would say this is an MS 63 coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Compare with this one: <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-D-Kennedy-Half-Dollar-PCGS-MS65-Exceptional-Eye-Appeal-Key-Date-/300806798597?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item46097b7d05" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-D-Kennedy-Half-Dollar-PCGS-MS65-Exceptional-Eye-Appeal-Key-Date-/300806798597?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item46097b7d05" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-D-Kennedy-Half-Dollar-PCGS-MS65-Exceptional-Eye-Appeal-Key-Date-/300806798597?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item46097b7d05</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The coin has a lot of annoying chatter on its surface, but Kennedy's facial features are very sharp indeed. This is a good MS 65 coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Urban_Lawyer, post: 1569371, member: 36361"]Check out this 1970 D Kennedy. [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-D-Kennedy-Half-PCGS-MS65-/360505846656?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item53efd2ab80[/url] I think very highly of PCGS, but I find this coin to be over-graded. The strike is not as strong as many halves I have seen. Note Kennedy's hair, his jaw bone, and the details on the eagle's chest. I would say this is an MS 63 coin. Compare with this one: [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-D-Kennedy-Half-Dollar-PCGS-MS65-Exceptional-Eye-Appeal-Key-Date-/300806798597?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item46097b7d05[/url] The coin has a lot of annoying chatter on its surface, but Kennedy's facial features are very sharp indeed. This is a good MS 65 coin. Any thoughts?[/QUOTE]
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