$1,500.00 Reward: 1970-D Kennedy.

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  • Zoins
    Zoins Posts: 34,489 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Any guesses in what year we’ll see the first one in the PCGS pops?

  • Insider2
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    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.

  • Zoins
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    @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.

  • ARCO
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    @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. :)

  • davewesen
    davewesen Posts: 6,981 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Here is a FR02 from Braddick set

  • pocketpiececommems
    pocketpiececommems Posts: 6,093 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks for posting the 64&67

  • oih82w8
    oih82w8 Posts: 13,206 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Does it pass the "ring" test of a silver coin?

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  • MsMorrisine
    MsMorrisine Posts: 40,041 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    that looks clad

    ring it

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  • braddick
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    @oih82w8 said:
    Does it pass the "ring" test of a silver coin?

    Yes.

    @MsMorrisine said:
    that looks clad

    ring it

    First test I make with these is to determine the silver content.
    It passed.

  • TomB
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    I think that is a 9 or an 8, but wish you well.

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  • braddick
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    @TomB said:
    I think that is a 9 or an 8, but wish you well.

    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:

  • IkesT
    IkesT Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Did you happen to put one in your pocket 22 years ago? ;)

  • braddick
    braddick Posts: 25,183 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @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.

  • Rampage
    Rampage Posts: 9,685 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Good luck, Pat! I hope it is a winner!

  • IkesT
    IkesT Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @braddick said:

    @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?

  • logger7
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    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.

  • RedRocket
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    @IkesT said:

    @braddick said:

    @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.

  • MasonG
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    @RedRocket said:
    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?

  • MsMorrisine
    MsMorrisine Posts: 40,041 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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

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  • MasonG
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    @MsMorrisine said:
    hundreds? there are po01 that are simply decads old

    70-Ds? Worn to PO01 in circulation? 🤣

    Yeah, sure.

  • MsMorrisine
    MsMorrisine Posts: 40,041 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I was speaking of any general po01 -

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  • MasonG
    MasonG Posts: 7,569 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    If "any general po01" wasn't worn in circulation...

  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,164 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Has anyone suggested doing a specific gravity test yet?

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  • jedm
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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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