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<p>[QUOTE="Chip Kirkpatrick, post: 4145620, member: 101265"]Once or twice a month I’ll buy a box of half dollars. I turn them over to my wife who loves to look for silvers. She’s pretty lucky finding them, her oldest being a 1907 Barber half. </p><p>Once she’s done I check them out for No FGs, weak strikes or anything that may catch my eye and fancy. </p><p>One thing I regularly check is the word LIBERTY on the obverse. As you know the letters E and R are partially embedded into Kennedy’s head but occasionally I find them where they appear separated from Kennedy’s scalp. The separations are usually slight with many more Es than Rs and only occasionally both letters. Often to see the gap you have to look at the coin from the top. </p><p>Well it was a pleasant surprise to see this coin where not only both coins are freed but never have I seen such a large gap. nothing really special, I’m sure, but definitely one I’ll keep. [ATTACH=full]1071494[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071495[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071496[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071498[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Chip Kirkpatrick, post: 4145620, member: 101265"]Once or twice a month I’ll buy a box of half dollars. I turn them over to my wife who loves to look for silvers. She’s pretty lucky finding them, her oldest being a 1907 Barber half. Once she’s done I check them out for No FGs, weak strikes or anything that may catch my eye and fancy. One thing I regularly check is the word LIBERTY on the obverse. As you know the letters E and R are partially embedded into Kennedy’s head but occasionally I find them where they appear separated from Kennedy’s scalp. The separations are usually slight with many more Es than Rs and only occasionally both letters. Often to see the gap you have to look at the coin from the top. Well it was a pleasant surprise to see this coin where not only both coins are freed but never have I seen such a large gap. nothing really special, I’m sure, but definitely one I’ll keep. [ATTACH=full]1071494[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071495[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071496[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071498[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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