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1964 Silver Coin #1974 obverse
Obverse image, 1024 x 378 px
Kennedy 1964 -

1964 Silver Coin #1974

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Archive ID
#1974
Category
Kennedy 1964 -
Year
1964
Series
50 Cent
Mint
Philadelphia
Material
Silver – Copper
Grade
Unc
Mintage
1
Data Source
rarecoin_coins MySQL

Exported Images

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Side DB Field File Size Source Status
Obverse obverseimg_path 1964-50-cent-obverse-photos-1437.jpg 1024 x 378 px coins #0 Trusted
Image image_path 1964-50-cent-image-photos-979.jpg 1024 x 1024 px coins #0 Raw field

Database Data Points

All non-empty fields from the `rarecoin_coins.coins` row are shown here. The JSON dump keeps the full raw row for deeper cleanup work.

Id
1974
Value
$24.00
Year
1964
Mint
Philadelphia
Type
U.S.A. Coins
Series
50 Cent
Subjectshort
Kennedy 1964 -
Material
Silver – Copper
Fineness
90
Diameter
31 mm
Weight
12.5 grams
Grade
Unc
Mintage
1
Image
979
Obverseimg
1437
Obversedesigner
Gilroy Roberts
Reversedesigner
Frank Gasparro
Subject
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Storage
Whitman Album
Createdat
2024-03-18T18:32:34.963Z
Updatedat
2024-03-18T18:37:40.343Z
Quantity
0
Condition
From Mint Set
Sort Id
1974
Axis
0
Image
/uploads/coins/uncategorized/1964-coin-1974/images/1964-50-cent-image-photos-979.jpg
Obverseimg
/uploads/coins/uncategorized/1964-coin-1974/images/1964-50-cent-obverse-photos-1437.jpg
Sniper Score
0
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