02-18-2021 08:56 PM
I've been searching and searching and cannot find info on a bearded Kennedy half dollar I have. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
02-19-2021 01:55 AM
Someone altered it after it left the mint.
02-19-2021 08:47 AM
02-19-2021 09:18 AM
Thank you for the response. Does that add value to the coin?
02-19-2021 09:25 AM
To most collectors, it's been defaced. Being in unoriginal condition it's destroyed. But for fifty cents it's a neat knickknack.
02-19-2021 10:19 AM
@tommycam wrote:Thank you for the response. Does that add value to the coin?
depends on who you ask...
find a coin show where the Original Hobo Nickel Society (OHNS) is set up and let them take a look... they are experts in this type of modification and will be able to tell you on the spot if it's an amateur job or not...
if it's a known carver, one of them will be able to tell you did it...
02-19-2021 10:40 AM
Thank you. I didn't even know that society exist. I'll check them out.
02-19-2021 10:46 AM
@tommycam wrote:Thank you. I didn't even know that society exist. I'll check them out.
you're welcome...
i picked a hobo nickel somewhere and had it with me a coin show... showed it to one them, he pulled out a loupe and examined it, and handed it to another guy to verify his attribution... took them less than a minute...
02-19-2021 11:04 AM
Once it becomes safe, I'll definitely hit a coin show.