Making one is easy. Making one to fool PCGS should probably be more difficult as these coins did not circulate and any worn down to PO-1 would need to be artificially circulated as I don't think a 1970's pocket piece would have even worn down to Fine-15. I've never seen one lower than AU.
@Insider2 said:
Making one is easy. Making one to fool PCGS should probably be more difficult as these coins did not circulate and any worn down to PO-1 would need to be artificially circulated as I don't think a 1970's pocket piece would have even worn down to Fine-15. I've never seen one lower than AU.
Making one and getting it graded go hand in hand here.
Just don’t make it look like it went through a washing machine.
@ricko said:
The best method has not been mentioned... a vibratory case cleaner (with the proper medium and speed) will produce the desired result in a reasonable time frame....Cheers, RickO
It wears coins without polishing or nicking? Model make and serial number please.
22 years searching for this illusive worn Kennedy half I believe I may have finally found one.
I am comparing the last digit of the date and along with the placement of the MM for a final determination.
@IkesT said:
Did you happen to put one in your pocket 22 years ago?
You'd think, right?
No, this one was delivered from eBay.
Theoretically, if you found a confirmed 1970-D that was a few grades higher and cracked it out, how long would it take to wear down to a P01 in your pocket?
I'm assuming you didn't find someone who won the reward.
I had to send a Shield nickel back twice to one of the services looking for them to identify it as an 1879 in fair 2. It turned out to be a common date.
@IkesT said:
Did you happen to put one in your pocket 22 years ago?
You'd think, right?
No, this one was delivered from eBay.
Theoretically, if you found a confirmed 1970-D that was a few grades higher and cracked it out, how long would it take to wear down to a P01 in your pocket?
I was thinking the same thing until I just now checked the POP reports. A single example in AU50 and another in AU55 (ten in AU58). Even if you found that AU half, it would be a while before you buffed it down to a worn grade, I'd think.
Has anyone suggested doing a specific gravity test yet?
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I'm not seeing the example posted as being a 1970. To my eyes I see it as a '69. I don't see the correct arc of the 0 in the date, it appears too small to me.
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Any guesses in what year we’ll see the first one in the PCGS pops?
Making one is easy. Making one to fool PCGS should probably be more difficult as these coins did not circulate and any worn down to PO-1 would need to be artificially circulated as I don't think a 1970's pocket piece would have even worn down to Fine-15. I've never seen one lower than AU.
Making one and getting it graded go hand in hand here.
Just don’t make it look like it went through a washing machine.
It wears coins without polishing or nicking? Model make and serial number please.
@ARCO....Cheers, RickO
https://www.dillonprecision.com/dillon-s-cv-2001-vibratory-case-cleaner_8_8_23658.html
Here is a FR02 from Braddick set
And my PO1 from the set (1964):
Thanks for posting the 64&67
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22 years searching for this illusive worn Kennedy half I believe I may have finally found one.
I am comparing the last digit of the date and along with the placement of the MM for a final determination.
Does it pass the "ring" test of a silver coin?
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that looks clad
ring it
Yes.
First test I make with these is to determine the silver content.
It passed.
I think that is a 9 or an 8, but wish you well.
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This may well be likely.
Here are a couple of lowball 1968-D raw Kennedy halves:
And, here are a couple of lowball 1969-D raw Kennedy halves:
Did you happen to put one in your pocket 22 years ago?
You'd think, right?
No, this one was delivered from eBay.
Good luck, Pat! I hope it is a winner!
Theoretically, if you found a confirmed 1970-D that was a few grades higher and cracked it out, how long would it take to wear down to a P01 in your pocket?
I'm assuming you didn't find someone who won the reward.
I had to send a Shield nickel back twice to one of the services looking for them to identify it as an 1879 in fair 2. It turned out to be a common date.
I was thinking the same thing until I just now checked the POP reports. A single example in AU50 and another in AU55 (ten in AU58). Even if you found that AU half, it would be a while before you buffed it down to a worn grade, I'd think.
Rhetorical question: At this point, how many hundreds of years do you think it would take for a 70-D to circulate enough to wear down from AU to PO?
hundreds? there are po01 that are simply decads old
instead of cracking one, have everyone remember to check junk silver sellers for a well circulated example
70-Ds? Worn to PO01 in circulation? 🤣
Yeah, sure.
I was speaking of any general po01 -
If "any general po01" wasn't worn in circulation...
Has anyone suggested doing a specific gravity test yet?
I'm not seeing the example posted as being a 1970. To my eyes I see it as a '69. I don't see the correct arc of the 0 in the date, it appears too small to me.
