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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsden, post: 1641581, member: 38010&quot;]Awesome shot and thanks for educating me wrt the &#039;accented hair&#039; variety.&nbsp; Lately I&#039;m fascinated with the (minor) varieties in this type.&nbsp; The re-engraving that we&#039;ve been discussing is still of interest, and I&#039;m unable to determine which year it occurred--the 1993 I&#039;m examining just now seems to have characteristics of the original and facelifted varieties both. I&#039;m wondering if the modification was done in stages.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>About the aesthetic effect--I like both varieties on the obverse but the reverse is hands-down superior on the original.&nbsp; The revision is just too flat, and that&#039;s a shame.&nbsp; Of course the vagaries of strike can have almost as much (or more?) effect, and one must be sure to be comparing similar strikes. Another irony, when you think about it, is that the 50c has seen so little circulation in our lifetimes that wear patterns are almost irrelevant.&nbsp; The Kennedy Half didn&#039;t need redesigning from that practical standpoint in the first place.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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