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<p>[QUOTE="Tim C, post: 3580509, member: 71569"]I’m not sure which mint employee or when Rick Tomaska interviewed them or what details of the creation of the Kennedy half dollar they knew but Gilroy Roberts as the Chief Engraver of the United States Mint was actively involved with the creation of the Kennedy half dollar from the conception to production.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gilroy Roberts’ statement (linked earlier in this thread) was public at the time, in 1965 Roberts even produced a 45-rpm recording by Vantage Recording Company for public consumption. You can listen to the recording (digital) on the Newman Numismatic Portal linked here: <a href="http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/nnp-selections/kennedy-halfdollar/kennedy-halfdollar-audio" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/nnp-selections/kennedy-halfdollar/kennedy-halfdollar-audio" rel="nofollow">http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/nnp-selections/kennedy-halfdollar/kennedy-halfdollar-audio</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone who seriously researched the creation of the Kennedy half dollar should have located Roberts and Gasparro’s statements requested by Mint Director Eva Adams. It comes down to reading and comprehending the timeline of the statements, sort of like the ‘chicken or the egg’.</p><p><br /></p><p>The ODV – 001 (Accented Hair) 1964 Proof Kennedy dies, according to Roberts’ statement, were not tooled until after Mrs. Kennedy reviewed the trial strikes on December 17th and Secretary Dillon inspected the second trial strikes on December 27th to make sure they incorporated Mrs. Kennedy’s wishes of having the part in the hair less pronounced and more accents added.</p><p><br /></p><p>The ODV – 002 (Normal Hair) 1964 Proof Kennedy half dollars <u>could</u> be no more than when the Mint fixed the broken serif on the bottom of the I in LIBERTY on the obverse dies, they mistakenly omitted or forgot to add the accents to the hair on the new hub that Mrs. Kennedy wanted (no conspiracy or wanting a change, just an accident). </p><p><br /></p><p>I fail to see any logical reason to disregard or find Roberts or Gasparro’s version of events unbelievable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tim C, post: 3580509, member: 71569"]I’m not sure which mint employee or when Rick Tomaska interviewed them or what details of the creation of the Kennedy half dollar they knew but Gilroy Roberts as the Chief Engraver of the United States Mint was actively involved with the creation of the Kennedy half dollar from the conception to production. Gilroy Roberts’ statement (linked earlier in this thread) was public at the time, in 1965 Roberts even produced a 45-rpm recording by Vantage Recording Company for public consumption. You can listen to the recording (digital) on the Newman Numismatic Portal linked here: [URL]http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/nnp-selections/kennedy-halfdollar/kennedy-halfdollar-audio[/URL] Anyone who seriously researched the creation of the Kennedy half dollar should have located Roberts and Gasparro’s statements requested by Mint Director Eva Adams. It comes down to reading and comprehending the timeline of the statements, sort of like the ‘chicken or the egg’. The ODV – 001 (Accented Hair) 1964 Proof Kennedy dies, according to Roberts’ statement, were not tooled until after Mrs. Kennedy reviewed the trial strikes on December 17th and Secretary Dillon inspected the second trial strikes on December 27th to make sure they incorporated Mrs. Kennedy’s wishes of having the part in the hair less pronounced and more accents added. The ODV – 002 (Normal Hair) 1964 Proof Kennedy half dollars [U]could[/U] be no more than when the Mint fixed the broken serif on the bottom of the I in LIBERTY on the obverse dies, they mistakenly omitted or forgot to add the accents to the hair on the new hub that Mrs. Kennedy wanted (no conspiracy or wanting a change, just an accident). I fail to see any logical reason to disregard or find Roberts or Gasparro’s version of events unbelievable.[/QUOTE]
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