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| Edges of Two Kennedy Half Dollar Coins. |
It seemed that the photos of the Kennedy Half Dollar that I posted yesterday were not good enough to show what I was talking about. Maybe this will do it. Here are two coins: the one I was talking about yesterday as being unusual (top coin) and a more normal Kennedy half dollar for comparison (bottom coin). You will have to look closely to notice the differences.
Notice how the edge of the bottom coin is smooth. The ridges in the copper center are filled and the surface is flat. However on the top coin the ridges on the copper core are rounded and not filled in between. And look closely at the thin layer of clad on top. It is paper thin and sticks out considerably more over the valleys in between the copper ridges. You can feel the sharpness of that thin clad layer. The top coin also has a very slightly smaller diameter.
To sum it up, the bottom coin has a typical smooth edge, while the top coin has a very rough and sharp edge. It appears that some material is missing.
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – More burials of what could be St. Augustine’s first colonists have been discovered. They are within inches of where burials were found during an archeological dig in 2017.
This time, they were found while construction workers were working on Charlotte Street in downtown St. Augustine. The city archeologist was monitoring their work and ordered construction be halted as soon as a bone was found...
You might recall that we discussed the almost total absence of graves found on 1715 beaches, so that remains a bit of a mystery.
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This year Mel Fisher Days will be July 12 - 14 in Key West.
http://melfisherdays.melfisher.com/
Activities will include tours of the conservation lab and boat tour out to a wreck site.
There will be a fee or those activities.
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Van Stan's Stratena antique bottle.
Circa 1890.
This is a small embossed bottle for Stratena, which was an adhesive (See advertising card below.).
You can see many bubbles in the glass (right).
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| Van Stan's Stratena Advertising Card. |
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Just one more bottle related item today. I've found very few rough or unsmoothed pontils, but this looks like one. It is a recent find.
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| Pontil. |
The predictions are for a continuing one foot surf on the Treasure Coast for at least several days.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
