$4 Kennedy pickup today! 1970-D

Meltdown · April 9, 2013 4:20PM

I don't know much about grading Kennedies. I picked this up today at a little shop I rarely visit. He was just popping it out of an album set he had purchased.
I figured I can't go wrong for melt. I might send it to our hosts & see if it might make MS66.

Thoughts? It's pretty clean with dynomite luster...

Meltdown · April 9, 2013 4:28PM

There's a touch of haze on the reverse left field. I gave it an acetone soak for a couple hours this afternoon, but it's still visible.

Soak longer?

coinsarefun · April 9, 2013 4:34PM

Nice Kennedy. I have had several of these that had a spot or spots like yours and I tried
soaking some in acetone overnight and for a few days. At first I thought they were some kind of residu
or something but came to the conclusion they were milk spots.

Not sure if I'm right though:so I gave up on them.
Maybe someone else will have an answer.

Type2 · April 9, 2013 4:38PM

I dont think a acetone soak will take it off even for a week that looks like it is Etched in to the coin.

Meltdown · April 9, 2013 4:39PM

Sad to hear... I suppose that would count against the grade?

coinsarefun · April 9, 2013 4:43PM

<< Sad to hear... I suppose that would count against the grade? >>

Yes, IMO.....not worth sending in.

braddick · April 9, 2013 10:48PM

<< A quick dip will get rid of it. Seriously, I've dipped quite a few 40% kens myself (I practiced my technique on 40% kens and '64's)... that "haze" is quite common and comes from improper handling. Do it right and it shouldn't hurt the coin at all, just remove the unattractive splotch. >>

Sadly, the grazing on the high points would limit the grade.
If you think it would MS65 though it's worth sending in. These have ticked up lately in price.

Tdec1000 · April 9, 2013 10:53PM

It would bring $15 to $20 raw on the bay. Sweet pickup for melt! 👍

Rampage · April 10, 2013 7:34AM

Definitely not worth sending in. Keep it as it is and sell it, or stick it in the back of the safe. Good pick up for the price, of course. But, if you spend $30 to get it graded, then you will not make anything.

lcoopie · April 10, 2013 8:20AM

64 ish

telephoto1 · April 10, 2013 8:26AM

64 is optimistic with the neck and particularly the cheek activity. Reverse has milky splotches that imo won't dip away (and, as noted in a different thread, PCGS won't guarantee grade on anyway). Nice coin on its own merits, a good deal at melt, but not worthy of slabbing imo.

Taylor101 · April 10, 2013 12:07PM

Nice buy for $4! I think it will clean up well!
Taylor

savoyspecial · April 10, 2013 12:20PM

That was a $25 coin 30 years ago -- nice pickup!

robkool · April 10, 2013 2:15PM

I would like to see a nice rainbow toned 70 d Kennedy half...

segoja · April 10, 2013 2:28PM

64 tops still a nice pick up

telephoto1 · April 11, 2013 1:00AM

<< 

<< 64 is optimistic with the neck and particularly the cheek activity. Reverse has milky splotches that imo won't dip away (and, as noted in a different thread, PCGS won't guarantee grade on anyway). Nice coin on its own merits, a good deal at melt, but not worthy of slabbing imo. >>

They will absolutely dip away. This isn't a solid silver coin like an ASE, it's a 40% silver, 60% copper coin. I've seen plenty with similar issues and they've dipped away just fine. It's the result of somebody handling the coin improperly. >>

It's 40% Silver? Really? Gee, I never managed to learn that over the past 30 years of dealing in them.

Seriously... for OP's sake I hope you're right and it dips off; I've seen them go both ways. This looks like one that won't, akin to some similarly splotched Ikes I've seen. But, even if it does go away I can't see spending fees on slabbing this one with the cheek and neck activity.

OldEastside · April 11, 2013 2:57AM

That is a nice pickup fer 4 bucks, 64/65 maybe, the 66's and the 66+ in coinfacts
have noticible chatter on them and they list 293/66's and only 3/67's, 70D's are
tough in those higher grades

Steve

LindeDad · April 11, 2013 4:02AM

If that spot is PVC etching it will not grade and I do not think dipping will fix that.

19Lyds · April 11, 2013 4:41AM

<< 

<< 64 is optimistic with the neck and particularly the cheek activity. Reverse has milky splotches that imo won't dip away (and, as noted in a different thread, PCGS won't guarantee grade on anyway). Nice coin on its own merits, a good deal at melt, but not worthy of slabbing imo. >>

They will absolutely dip away. This isn't a solid silver coin like an ASE, it's a 40% silver, 60% copper coin. I've seen plenty with similar issues and they've dipped away just fine. It's the result of somebody handling the coin improperly. >>

Hmmmm.

I've got an Accented Hair 90% coin with spots that simply will NOT dip away.

I've got 40% Silver IKE's (1971-S Business Strikes) with spots and smears that simply will NOT dip away.

Personally, I do not think the OP's coin will clean up with a dip which could account for why it's so lustrous.

cladking · April 11, 2013 5:56AM

I'd put it at about the '92nd %ile in the original sets.

A lot of the better coins are missing due to cherry picking or corrosion now so it's not as easily reproducible.

It looks like a nearly solid MS-64 to me (lower end MS-64 but still MS-64).

I believe the mark is a smudged fingerprint and a little less likely to be removable as such. It could
probably be conserved to look near normal but the cost is much more than the value.

It's really not such a bad coin even with the flaw.

$4 Kennedy pickup today! 1970-D

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