Kennedy half uniface on clad dime planchet

I am hopeing that someone can give me some insite to the rarity of this error.


I found this coin in a 50 cent mint bag in 1967-68.

I have had it weighted and it equates to a clad 10 cent planchet.

Obverse is molden metal with indent from reverse.

Is there a known population of this kennedy half error?

Any Idea of the value?


Thanks for any help you can provide.

 

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If you want my thoughts its not an off metal strike but looks more like a large lamination---pretty cool and might be worth some $$...see what Mike says as I could be all wrong.

Speedy

 

If thats real it should have a pretty high value.

-Rob

 

It is indeed a uniface strike on a clad dime planchet. One recently sold on eBay for about $3000.

 

Mike, is there any chance you could explain how this happens? When I look at what he posted, I don't see any way to get that much detail on one side, and no detail or embossing on the other. The dime planchet stacked on top of a 1/2? Is that it?


Thanks

 

That is the same thing I was thinking Becky---that is why I thought it was a lamination.

Speedy

 

You got it. The dime planchet was fed in beneath a half dollar planchet and the two planchets were struck simultaneously.

 

Mike,
Was that done because some mint employee was just having some fun, I thought there was a press for each different coin denomination with it's own die for that coin?

 

Dime planchets are sometimes left behind in hoppers or tote bins and then subsequently buried under a later load of half dollar planchets. I have no reason to suspect it was intentionally made.

 

So does that mean that somewhere there is a half that has a flat spot of no detail that is the same size as the dime?

 

No, it means there was such a half, but doesn't mean anything about whether it is still in existence.

And then again, there might be some weakly struck details under the location originally covered by the thin dime planchet.

 

The companion coin was a half dollar with a circular depression in the reverse face. Whether this half dollar escaped from the mint is anyone's guess.

 

The photos appear a little dark. Could you take a slightly brighter photo?

 

brighter images

I have attached better images as you requested.


I hope you like them

 

Really neat find.
Let us know what happens when you get it certified.

 

back from being graded

Just got the coin back from ANACS.

it was graded AU 58.

Also found the value was greater than some one posted earlier to this thread.

Unfortunatly my wife is also now aware of its value and wants to sell the coin to get something special for the grandchildren.

Its likely to be sold soon.

 

How old are the grandchildren?

If they are young, then maybe you can sell the coin, buy another one for each of them to get them interested in coin collecting, and keep the left over money! If they are older (teens) its always best to ask them what they want.:kewl:

-Rob

 

they are from 18 months to 19 years. ( 9) total

The teenager does collect.

 

Wow! What is the value on that error?