Kennedy halves with different thickness

[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.

[bman]

it depends on the strength of the strike, I think a stronger strike results in more metal being pushed out towards the rim.

[Pachucko]

+1

[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 .

[hobo finds]

http://kennedyhalfdollar.com/

[fb101]

yep been noticing this for years; same year coins, one thick, one thin.

[dan53]

Bman got it right. Way to go Bman!