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<p>[QUOTE="Tim C, post: 3578177, member: 71569"]You say that I’m full of misinformation, please elaborate.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only thing I have stated on this thread is the ‘historical record’ that you can find in the achieves of the United States Mint, I have even linked the record to this thread so all that you would need is the ability of reading comprehension. </p><p><br /></p><p>The questions for people to ask is would Gilroy Roberts know what he is talking about or if it is full of ‘it’? Who was Gilroy Roberts and what would he know about the creation of the Kennedy half dollar? How accurate is Roberts written account of the events surrounding the events / timeline of the production of the Kennedy Half Dollar?</p><p><br /></p><p>Just in case people didn’t know, Gilroy Roberts was the Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1948 until 1964 and was the designer of the obverse of the Kennedy half dollar. Gilroy Roberts document his involvement in creating the Kennedy half dollar approximately five months after the assassination of President Kennedy while the information was still fresh in his memory.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>According to Gilroy Roberts’ written documentation, part of the timeline is:</p><p><br /></p><ol> <li>December 17, 1963, he accompanied Secretary of the Treasury Dillon to meet with Mrs. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy to show them the first trial strikes of the new Kennedy half dollar. Mrs. Kennedy “felt it would be an improvement if the part in the hair, on the portrait, was less pronounced and more accents added” during that meeting.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>After the meeting with Mrs. Kennedy, new trial strikes were prepared.<br /> <br /> </li> <li>On December 27, 1963, Gilroy Roberts flew to West Palm Beach so that Secretary Dillon and his wife could inspect the new trial strikes and “they both felt that Mrs. Kennedy’s wishes had been complied with . . .” At that time, “it was decided to proceed with tooling up for production.”<br /> <br /> </li> <li>December 30, 1963, “The congressional Act authorizing the Kennedy Half Dollar was approved”<br /> <br /> </li> <li>“Extreme pressure was exerted to push this program through and by January 2, 1964, Kennedy Half Dollar Proof dies were delivered and our tremendous Proof coin production could get started.”<br /> </li> </ol><p>“Some minor problems still had to be ironed out for regular production but by January 30, 1964, Denver had started production of regular Half Dollar coinage using the new design.”</p><p><br /></p><p>When did Mrs. Kennedy inspect the design of the Kennedy half dollar and what did she suggest? The historical record clearly shows that it was on December 17, 1963, and she wanted the “part in the hair less pronounced and more accents added, all prior to the tooling of the Proof dies. Not the common ‘myth” or as Rick Tomaska puts it as “The story goes . . .” that Mrs. Kennedy wanted the accents removed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chascat, if my information is wrong, please provide a historical document showing the opposite. I understand that some people are not big enough to admit when they are wrong and some will continue to believe the myths put out by others.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tim C, post: 3578177, member: 71569"]You say that I’m full of misinformation, please elaborate. The only thing I have stated on this thread is the ‘historical record’ that you can find in the achieves of the United States Mint, I have even linked the record to this thread so all that you would need is the ability of reading comprehension. The questions for people to ask is would Gilroy Roberts know what he is talking about or if it is full of ‘it’? Who was Gilroy Roberts and what would he know about the creation of the Kennedy half dollar? How accurate is Roberts written account of the events surrounding the events / timeline of the production of the Kennedy Half Dollar? Just in case people didn’t know, Gilroy Roberts was the Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1948 until 1964 and was the designer of the obverse of the Kennedy half dollar. Gilroy Roberts document his involvement in creating the Kennedy half dollar approximately five months after the assassination of President Kennedy while the information was still fresh in his memory. According to Gilroy Roberts’ written documentation, part of the timeline is: [LIST=1] [*]December 17, 1963, he accompanied Secretary of the Treasury Dillon to meet with Mrs. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy to show them the first trial strikes of the new Kennedy half dollar. Mrs. Kennedy “felt it would be an improvement if the part in the hair, on the portrait, was less pronounced and more accents added” during that meeting. [*]After the meeting with Mrs. Kennedy, new trial strikes were prepared. [*]On December 27, 1963, Gilroy Roberts flew to West Palm Beach so that Secretary Dillon and his wife could inspect the new trial strikes and “they both felt that Mrs. Kennedy’s wishes had been complied with . . .” At that time, “it was decided to proceed with tooling up for production.” [*]December 30, 1963, “The congressional Act authorizing the Kennedy Half Dollar was approved” [*]“Extreme pressure was exerted to push this program through and by January 2, 1964, Kennedy Half Dollar Proof dies were delivered and our tremendous Proof coin production could get started.” [/LIST] “Some minor problems still had to be ironed out for regular production but by January 30, 1964, Denver had started production of regular Half Dollar coinage using the new design.” When did Mrs. Kennedy inspect the design of the Kennedy half dollar and what did she suggest? The historical record clearly shows that it was on December 17, 1963, and she wanted the “part in the hair less pronounced and more accents added, all prior to the tooling of the Proof dies. Not the common ‘myth” or as Rick Tomaska puts it as “The story goes . . .” that Mrs. Kennedy wanted the accents removed. Chascat, if my information is wrong, please provide a historical document showing the opposite. I understand that some people are not big enough to admit when they are wrong and some will continue to believe the myths put out by others.[/QUOTE]
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