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Kennedy halves with different thickness

PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:03 pm
by theshoenlebens
So I noticed that these two halves are very different in thicknesses.
The thicker one is a 2009 and the other is a 2003 with the same weight though.
Is it a mint thing or ????
I hope the picture can show what I'm talking about.
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Re: Kennedy halves with different thickness

PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:18 pm
by bman
it depends on the strength of the strike, I think a stronger strike results in more metal being pushed out towards the rim.

Re: Kennedy halves with different thickness

PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:46 pm
by Pachucko
+1

Re: Kennedy halves with different thickness

PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:51 pm
by theshoenlebens
Thanks, that was what I was thinking. The details are more defined so I thought that the rim was just bigger because the weight were the same .

Re: Kennedy halves with different thickness

PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:35 pm
by hobo finds

Re: Kennedy halves with different thickness

PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:42 pm
by fb101
yep been noticing this for years; same year coins, one thick, one thin.

Re: Kennedy halves with different thickness

PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:31 pm
by dan53
Bman got it right. Way to go Bman!