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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 638499, member: 15929&quot;]The Kennedy Portrait has undergone some slight yet significant changes over the years which can be spotted by comparing the original 1964 design with some from 2000 or later as the OP has done.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In a nutshell, the US Mint made a transistion to spaghetti hair in 1991 which, through later refinements and de-reliefing, ended up in reducing the size of Kennedy&#039;s head in 1995. I&#039;m not saying that the spaghetti hair is the cause of the change in size, just that 1991 had a major change in how the hair was portrayed. I believe the design changes were dictated by having to reduce the overall relief which then enabled the use of high speed presses with a minimum of striking errors. (Dang!)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The easiest method, for me, in determining the size of the portrait is to look at where the lowest point of the bust falls in relationship to the 9 in the date. It then becomes obvious that some reduction has occured both in relief and relative size. The coin has gone from a coin-like appearance to that of a simple medal or medallion.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f351/19Lyds/Kennedy/KennedyThenandNow-D.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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