I say it is not an Accented Hair Kennedy. The best way I've found to tell is to look for the "wishbone" shape in the hair just above the ear. It took me a few times to learn the look of the hair on the AH Kennedy halves, but once you know what to look for, the AH's are easy to spot that way. I've not had as good luck just going by the letter I.
<< <i>The "I" you posted appears to be the "I" in "UNITED" and not the "I" in "LIBERTY". >>
I'm sorry that I didn't notice that the first time around. It is true that on the AH Kennedy halves that you should look for the truncated "I" in the word "Liberty" on the obverse of the coin, not the letter "I" in the word "United" on the reverse of the coin. The picture of the "I" posted in the original post is of the "I" in the word "United" from the reverse of the coin.
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When our resident '64 Kennedy expert (Russ) sees your post, I'm sure he can help you more.
I can't help you with the "I". I've always had problems identifying AH Kennedy halves by the letter "I", so I don't even bother with it anymore. The angle of your scan/photo and the resulting shadow around the base of the "I" makes it difficult to see if the "I" is truncated.
BTW, the spots that appear to be on the obverse of your coin will, in my opinion, probably keep the coin from a high grade (under PR68) if you were/are planning to resubmit the coin to either PCGS or NGC. JMHO.
You've got plenty of correct answers. It is not the AH nor is the I truncated. Another diag for the AH is a non-serif "G" on Gasparro's initials.
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Looks like I'm late to the party. As already stated, it's not the AH variety. Another diagnostic to look for are broken rays on the reverse below "UNUM" where they intersect the stars.
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Couldn't pass up this thread. While we're on the subject, the A/H seems to have a number of "telltale" signs. The wishbone hair was designed, but the "I" serif and break in the rays, etc seem to point to a not so careful examination of the dies before production. Would this indicate only one set of dies were used which all have these "defects" or was the problem on the master dies copied on the production dies.
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I believe the AH and its reverse, were essentially a rush job, and not amenable to Jackie, thus the changes that were made. Many of the varieties a merely of the types one might expect from a series run. Many series' first designs were subsequently modified, particularly when the design change wasn't in a long planning stage. I think what you are calling defects are not defects per se, but some of the normal issues that crop up during coin production, and essentially become the diagnostics for differentiating one die from the next., and are sometimes instrumental in identifying the progression of the series.
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I posted the I to find out if the I is (Truncated serif on "I" in libery) type.
BTW, that's a great detailed image.
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<< <i>The "I" you posted appears to be the "I" in "UNITED" and not the "I" in "LIBERTY". >>
I'm sorry that I didn't notice that the first time around. It is true that on the AH Kennedy halves that you should look for the truncated "I" in the word "Liberty" on the obverse of the coin, not the letter "I" in the word "United" on the reverse of the coin. The picture of the "I" posted in the original post is of the "I" in the word "United" from the reverse of the coin.
(edited for clarity and to add):
When our resident '64 Kennedy expert (Russ) sees your post, I'm sure he can help you more.
I in liberty
this is an updated image without the shadow.
I can't help you with the "I". I've always had problems identifying AH Kennedy halves by the letter "I", so I don't even bother with it anymore. The angle of your scan/photo and the resulting shadow around the base of the "I" makes it difficult to see if the "I" is truncated.
BTW, the spots that appear to be on the obverse of your coin will, in my opinion, probably keep the coin from a high grade (under PR68) if you were/are planning to resubmit the coin to either PCGS or NGC. JMHO.
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BTW, great photos!
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Based on the various coins and images you have linked since you joined, you seem to have quite a few nice coins, good numismatic photo skills, lingo usage and know just what coins are of interest AND the diags to look for to be "new to coins"
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Sounds like you're doing fine. Let this board know anytime you need help or have a question.
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signs. The wishbone hair was designed, but the "I" serif and break in the rays, etc seem to point to a not so careful examination of the dies before production. Would this indicate only one set of dies were used which all have these "defects" or was the problem on the master dies copied on the production dies.
Joe