1971 half dollar question?

[Tuebits]

While looking through my 1971 proof sets I noticed there were two varieties. A common as in 5 of my 7 sets with type As and 2 not so common type B. I’m Just using type A and B as distinctions between the two. I don’t know if there is any official type assigned. I’m looking for information, thoughts or comments. See attached photos.

- The I in “IN” has rounded corners on the type A, but notched corners in type B,
- The I in “LIBERTY” has rounded corners on the type A, but notched corners in type B,
- THE leg of the R in ‘’LIBERTY” is even or lower than the hair which curls over it in the type A, however the leg of the R is higher that the hair in the B.

Tuebits

[atrox001]

In James Wiles The Kennedy Half Dollar Book, and the CONECA Master Listings of Die Varieties, your Type A is referred to as Obverse Die Variety 002 (ODV-002) and your Type B is referred to as Obverse Die Variety 003 (ODV-003). Some call them a weak R and strong R varieties. There is series doubling on the ODV-003.

Larry Nienaber

[Tuebits]

Thanks for the information. It was a new discovery for me, I'll add it to my data base as another thing to look for.

Thanks again
Tuebits

[MintErrors]

As mentioned the Wiles E-books are good, along with the www.varietyvista.com website.

NGC has a variety plus area at

http://www.ngccoin.com/coin-varieties/

PCGS has their varieties buried under the date tree of coin prices area;

http://www.pcgs.com/prices/

specifically;

http://www.pcgs.com/prices/priceguidedetail.aspx?ms=1&pr=1&sp=1&c=125&title=kennedy+half+dollar

For pcgs varieties, look to the far left column of the coin year, it should have a (+) sign that you can expand and see varieties.

John Wexler has a side at www.doubleddie.com as well.

Those are my quick-look references when I find die varieties and errors.

[atrox001]

My quick-look reference when it comes to die varieties, especially for Kennedy Half Dollars is the CONECA Master Listings of Die Varieties that James Wiles maintains on Variety Vista.

http://www.varietyvista.com/CONECA%20Master%20Listings.htm

Larry Nienaber