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1. Re: DCAM Accented Hair JFK?

   

   Comment by nwcs · November 27, 2004 2:31AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   The dip wouldn't be for the milk spotting as much as for the spot on the top of his head.

2. Re: DCAM Accented Hair JFK?

   

   

   Comment by Russ · November 28, 2004 8:28AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   << <i>Milk spot!! >> That spot is nothing. Feast your eyes on this! Russ, NCNE

3. Re: DCAM Accented Hair JFK?

   

   Comment by MadMarty · November 28, 2004 8:24AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Milk spot!!

4. Re: DCAM Accented Hair JFK?

   

   Comment by nwcs · November 28, 2004 9:52AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   It's interesting. I had seen your all's comments on milk spots before but until I actually saw it for myself, I didn't have a good idea of how they looked on the surface. Still, I think Russ's has the gold star!

5. Re: DCAM Accented Hair JFK?

   

   

   Comment by DHeath · November 27, 2004 2:25AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   Neil, It's a nice AH. I can't tell about the cam/dcam designation from the pics, but I'm sure you can in hand. The stuff on the left obverse field won't dip off, IMO. It's pretty common on AH's to find them milk spotted. It's certainly a profit coin for you. Even in low grade, dcam AH's are pretty valuable. Good luck. BTW…

6. Re: DCAM Accented Hair JFK?

   

   Comment by DHeath · November 27, 2004 2:38AM · Home› U.S. Coin Forum

   LindeDad, Most of the junk you see on the coin will come off, except for the "milk spots" in the field. They're likely etched into the surface. When that coin was minted, the mint actually washed the planchets with Ivory soap powder (Tomaska, interview with mint employee). Occasionally on the earliest batches of Kennedys…