OK I may be crazy but I think I have a

68 D Kennedy Half struck on a silver planchet. No "tell-tale" band can
be seen on the reeded edge. Should I see one?

Could someone give me the weight of a standard 68 D and a silver
planchet for the .50 ?

Subject: OK I may be crazy but I think I have a
From: (coinguy2)
Date: 2/10/2004 2:03 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id:

68 D Kennedy Half struck on a silver planchet. No "tell-tale" band can
be seen on the reeded edge. Should I see one?

Could someone give me the weight of a standard 68 D and a silver
planchet for the .50 ?







Those coins WERE on a 40% silver planchet. Steve

"coinguy2" wrote:
68 D Kennedy Half struck on a silver planchet. No "tell-tale" band can
be seen on the reeded edge. Should I see one?

I've seen many where the copper band is nearly or essentially invisible--I
don't know why this is. Did you look very closely all the way around with a
loupe?

Could someone give me the weight of a standard 68 D and a silver
planchet for the .50 ?

40% silvers weigh 177.46 grains; 90% silvers weigh 192.9 grains.

--Chris




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(coinguy2) asked:

68 D Kennedy Half struck on a silver planchet. No "tell-tale" band can
be seen on the reeded edge. Should I see one?

Could someone give me the weight of a standard 68 D and a silver
planchet for the .50 ?

90% silver - 12.50 grams
40% silver clad (1965-1970) - 11.50 grams



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Subject: OK I may be crazy but I think I have a 68 D Kennedy Half struck on a
silver planchet. No "tell-tale" band can
be seen on the reeded edge. Should I see one?

The band is usually present. But sometimes not.

Could someone give me the weight of a standard 68 D and a silver
planchet for the .50 ?

A 90% silver half dollar will weigh around 12.5 grams while a 40% silver half
will weigh around 11.5 grams. Specific gravity will also clearly discriminate
between the two compositions.

If you cut into the edge of a 40% silver half you'll see a copper color. The
characteristic gray color at the surface of the 21% silver core may be due to
copper depletion of the surface, oxidation, or the effects of annealing and
washing.


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