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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 164126, member: 112&quot;]Following are the design changes and dates for same on the Kennedy half as taken from Mike Locke&#039;s site - </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>1964 Kennedy, silver</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; Proof exists with or without high relief detail in the hair.&nbsp; Business</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; strikes only come low relief.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>1965-1969 Kennedy, silver clad</i></p><p><i>1970 As above, effigy larger (largest?)</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; Not released to circulation.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>1971 Kennedy Cu-Ni clad, effigy much smaller</i></p><p><i>1972-1973 As above, effigy slightly larger</i></p><p><i>1974-1980 As above, effigy slightly larger</i></p><p><i>1976 Kennedy Cu-Ni bicentennial</i></p><p><i>1981-1982 Effigy enlarged again</i></p><p><i>1983-1986 Obv lettering farther from rim, hair detail greatly reduced</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; ?? The coins in my collection from 1973-1986, except the bicentennials</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; seem to have texturing on Kennedy&#039;s face and neck.&nbsp; Was there a hub change</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; in 1973?</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>&nbsp; The hair is so featureless that you might think Kennedy is bald.&nbsp; Don&#039;t</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; mistake this for wear.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>&nbsp; Even the proofs in this date range come with mushy details and weak</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; strikes, especially 1983-1984.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>1987-1988 Rev revised, relief greatly reduced, effigy cheeks smoothed</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; Starting with this issue striking quality improves markedly.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>1989-1990 Hair detail added, effigy much smaller</i></p><p><i>1991-1994 Hair details emboldened</i></p><p><i>&nbsp; Details bolder, with no apparent positional changes</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>1995- Redraw obverse: More hair detail, relief changed,</i></p><p><i>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; smaller letters, WE does not touch bust, etc</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see, the relief was reduced in &#039;87 - &#039;88. But then more hair details were added &#039;91 - &#039;94. And my personal experience has been that the &#039;93 coins can be found well struck and with good detail. It is possible that you have only run across examples struck with worn dies so far.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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