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<p>[QUOTE="Hammy, post: 28975, member: 1925"]Hi Everyone - I've just joined the forum from the UK. I mainly collect Hammered coins from the Medieval period which I find with a metal detector, however I've just come across some Kennedy half dollars (in a cupboard) and I would be grateful for any information. One of them is dated 1964 and looks to me as if it is a high content silver - could this be right? Two of them appear to be a sort of cupro nickel mix, both with the American Eagle on the reverse. I also have one which has the dates 1776 - 1976 on the obverse and on the reverse there is the Independence Hall - BUT - at the bottom of the Reverse there are the words HALF ...LAR (the letters DOL haven't been struck) also there are a couple of stars missing from the line of stars above the writing. I also have three One Dollar coins which I think have Eisenhower on the front (please excuse my ignorance with your currency) two of the have an eagle on the rear with outspread wings - they are dated 1972 and 1974 The third one has two dates 1776 - 1976 All three have the word 'Liberty' above the head. The only thing I'm sure about from my school days (around three million years ago - or so it seems) is that the date 1776 is the date of Independence Day. I have quite a few smaller denomination coins and a few dollar notes but I won't bore you with the details of those (well not yet anyway <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) I was wondering whether to give the lot to a friend of mine who is visiting Orlando in the next few days - but perhaps they are out of date anyway. However, I would be most grateful for any information I could get about the coins - if they are of any historical interest I'll just keep them with my coin collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many thanks in advance,</p><p><br /></p><p>Ian.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hammy, post: 28975, member: 1925"]Hi Everyone - I've just joined the forum from the UK. I mainly collect Hammered coins from the Medieval period which I find with a metal detector, however I've just come across some Kennedy half dollars (in a cupboard) and I would be grateful for any information. One of them is dated 1964 and looks to me as if it is a high content silver - could this be right? Two of them appear to be a sort of cupro nickel mix, both with the American Eagle on the reverse. I also have one which has the dates 1776 - 1976 on the obverse and on the reverse there is the Independence Hall - BUT - at the bottom of the Reverse there are the words HALF ...LAR (the letters DOL haven't been struck) also there are a couple of stars missing from the line of stars above the writing. I also have three One Dollar coins which I think have Eisenhower on the front (please excuse my ignorance with your currency) two of the have an eagle on the rear with outspread wings - they are dated 1972 and 1974 The third one has two dates 1776 - 1976 All three have the word 'Liberty' above the head. The only thing I'm sure about from my school days (around three million years ago - or so it seems) is that the date 1776 is the date of Independence Day. I have quite a few smaller denomination coins and a few dollar notes but I won't bore you with the details of those (well not yet anyway :)) I was wondering whether to give the lot to a friend of mine who is visiting Orlando in the next few days - but perhaps they are out of date anyway. However, I would be most grateful for any information I could get about the coins - if they are of any historical interest I'll just keep them with my coin collection. Many thanks in advance, Ian.[/QUOTE]
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