1974 Kennedy Half Dollar Miniature Size?

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• jmlanzaf Posts: 36,822 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 13, 2020 7:30PM

  Not a coin. It's a souvenir. They were made in huge numbers and marketed as "shrinking currency" to represent the affect of inflation. They come in all denominations.

  All comments reflect the opinion of the author, evn when irrefutably accurate.

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• Hemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 13, 2020 7:41PM

  In addition to @jmlanzaf post they are sometimes used for magic tricks.

  

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• Jimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 13, 2020 7:53PM

  Maybe novelty

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• BillDugan1959 Posts: 3,821 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 13, 2020 8:51PM

  @jmlanzaf said:
  Not a coin. It's a souvenir. They were made in huge numbers and marketed as "shrinking currency" to represent the affect of inflation. They come in all denominations.

  +1,000.

  Not a numismatic item.

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• CaptHenway Posts: 32,781 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 13, 2020 11:58PM

  I have seen sets of all six denominations stapled into a dollar 2x2.

  Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.

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• yosclimber Posts: 5,061 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 14, 2020 3:57AM

  
  Not to be confused with coins shrunk in diameter (but increased in thickness) using electromagnetism.
  http://www.capturedlightning.com/frames/shrinkergallery.html
  https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/962678/can-anyone-explain-this-magnetic-force

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• BigA Posts: 2,715 ✭✭✭✭

  January 14, 2020 5:50AM

  I have some of those electro shrunk coins (ASE's)....kinda cool. Same weight but more compact

  My Ebay Stuff

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 14, 2020 6:06AM

  I have read about the electro-shrunken coins, but never actually seen one 'in hand'....The OP coin is a novelty coin...Cheers, RickO

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