Kennedy Varieties help

Rob85635

I have compiled from various sources a list of Kennedy Varieties to keep an eye out for. I have gone through about a $1000 worth of halves in the last month and have only come up with the obvious NIFC's, a few silver and what I think is a 1982 no "FG". I think my vision has gotten worse and i am seeing "In God We Trust" when I close my eyes.

I was wondering if I could get help with this list. Does anyone have input as to what I can delete from my list as either very, very rare or really too hard to see with a loupe? Of course I mostly refer to 65 and up years but I will post my entire list here. Thanks for any advice and help and of course anything I might add that I should.

MS Coins
64 DDO - Doubling "We Trust"
64D RPM D/D - Repunch over "D" on Reverse
64D TDO - Tripling "In God We Trust" RU especially
64D DDO - "IN GOD" hair by "R" Liberty
64D QDO DDO - Heavy "In God We Trust"
64D RPM D/D - Repunch over "D" Reverse 83/100 100 greatest us coins
65 DDR - Doubling is visible on the uppermost stars and AMERICA (hard to see)
66 DDO - Doubling "We Trust" "6" in date but hard to see
66 SMS and regular in profile and numerous SMS varieties possible designer inits etc.
66 SMS no "FG" - designer's intials FG are missing on reverse 75/100 greatest us coins
67 DDO - Doubling is visible on LIB and IN GOD WE TRUST.
67 DDR - Doubling is seen on the stars and peripheral lettering. (hard see)
67 SMS - Quintupling is seen on LIBERTY and the upper portion of Kennedy's hair (get close to see)
71D DDO - Doubling is seen on LIBERTY and GOD WE TRUST (get close to see)
71D DDO - Strong tripling is seen on IN GOD, and lesser doubling is evident on LIBERTY and the date (get close)
71D struck on silver by accident
72 DDO - Doubling is seen on the date and IN GOD WE TRUST. (get close)
72D no "FG" -The designer's initials are missing from the reverse. This is a late die state in which the initials were inadvertently polished off of the die.
73D DDO - Strong doubling is seen on IN GOD WE TRUST and the date.
74D DDO- Very strong doubling is seen on the bust, IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY and the date.
76S Silver DDO - Doubling is seen on WE TRUST. (very hard to see)
77D DDO - Strong doubling is seen on IN GOD WE TRUST.
77D struck on silver by accident
82 no "FG" - This is a late die state in which the initials were inadvertently polished off of the die reverse.
87 - Lower mintage save
2002 and greater NIFC and lower mintages

Proofs
64 DDO - Strong doubling is seen on IN GOD WE TRUST and the date.
64 QDO - Doubling to quadrupling is visible on numeral 4 of the date and WE TRUST. (hard to see)
64 Accent Hair - Varieties with doubling and quadrupling - Wishbone group of extra hairs incused above Kennedy's ear. Bottom left serif of "I" in LIBERTY incomplete 33/100 >
64 Satin Proof - The coin is boldly struck and has a uniformly satin finish.Rare experimental presumed test strikes for what ultimately became the SMS coins of 1965-67.
68S DDO - Strong doubling is seen on IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY and the date.
68S Inverted "S" - Mintmark was punched into the die upside down, with the smaller loop at the bottom instead of the top.
70S DDO - Doubling is seen on WE TRUST.
71S DDO - Doubling is seen on WE TRUST. Varieties can also have doubling in date and liberty
76S Clad DDR - Doubling is visible on the designer's initials and E PLURIBUS UNUM.
76S Silver - Look for silver coins of this proof type
79S Type 1 - Mint mark is partially or wholly filled.
79S Type 2 - Mint mark is distinct and clear.
81S Type 1 - Mint mark is partially or wholly filled. (mushy inside)
81S Type 2 - Mint mark is clear and distinct.
87 - Lower Mintage save
88S DDO - Doubling is seen on IN GOD WE TRUST and the date.(looks very hard to see)
92S DDO Silver - Doubling is seen on TRUST. (very hard to see)
98S Silver - Coin has uniformly frosted and matte surface. It is designated as SP for SPECIMEN.special edition was sold as part of a set with Robert F. Kennedy Silver Dollar.

joeykoins

Nice. Thanks, good to have for people like me!

ModCrewman

Paging @Caleb

ricko

Nice list.... Not sure anyone has ALL of those... I know I do not... many, but not all. Actually, I have no idea how many I have on that list... Cheers, RickO

oih82w8

ATS has a nice list, CONECA too.

https://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieties/half-dollars/kennedy-half-dollar-die-varieties-vscid-18/

http://varietyvista.com/CONECA Master Listings.htm

Rob85635

Any recommendations on ones that I can delete as just too rare?

bigzestee

Very nice list helps a lot.I too have been opening rolls searching for what always remains elusive.I've found a couple 71 d that have passed the silver tissue test but that's as far as I've gotten.I wouldn't delete any it'll make it sweeter when you find them.

DIMEMAN

What does NIFC stand for?

Rob85635

Not Intended For Circulation / halves minted 2002 and later were originally only available from the mint and were not released for regular circulation.

davewesen

I am not sure where you are getting your halves, but if they are from a bank I would cut my list dramatically to

all silver- 1970 and before
all proof- any year
all mint errors- clip, grease, strikethrough

for most of the varieties you have on the list, their value is not that great if circulated

joeykoins

Right now, the hottest one on your list is the 1971D on the Silver Planchet !
My favorite on your list is the Proof 1964 "Accented Hair" Very cool coin.

seanq

If you are looking at halves from a bank, you'll be lucky to get any silver issues at all, never mind a variety coin.

Most of the clad varieties you've listed are easily seen with a standard loupe. I say this having owned or cherry picked most of the ones from the early 70s (John Wexler even wrote a Coin World column about my 1972 DDO, which he described as a "rediscovery"). While many of these varieties are rare, that's not a reason to stop looking, and I promise you won't go cross eyed trying to see them.

Sean Reynolds

Rob85635

@davewesen said:
I am not sure where you are getting your halves, but if they are from a bank I would cut my list dramatically to

all silver- 1970 and before
all proof- any year
all mint errors- clip, grease, strikethrough

for most of the varieties you have on the list, their value is not that great if circulated

Thanks, I have been getting an especially high amount of 71D, 72, 72D coins for some reason over the last several months from various banks. It is really hard checking that many coins for DDO / DDRs. Most samples I have seen in pictures seem like they need good lighting and a good loupe to be seen.

@seanq said:
If you are looking at halves from a bank, you'll be lucky to get any silver issues at all, never mind a variety coin.

Most of the clad varieties you've listed are easily seen with a standard loupe. I say this having owned or cherry picked most of the ones from the early 70s (John Wexler even wrote a Coin World column about my 1972 DDO, which he described as a "rediscovery"). While many of these varieties are rare, that's not a reason to stop looking, and I promise you won't go cross eyed trying to see them.

Sean Reynolds

Thanks for the info.