JFK returns to old look in new collectors’ coins

By Michael Hill

Published July 24, 2014 5:30am ET

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JFK returns to old look in new collectors’ coins — A newly-stamped gold coin of President John F. Kennedy is examined at the U.S. Mint at West Point on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, in West Point, N.Y. Kennedy is getting a new look on the new coin that is being made by the mint to mark the 50 years since the slain president debuted on a half-dollar. (AP Photo) | Mike Groll

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — President John F. Kennedy is getting his old look back on new collectors’ coins.

The slain president’s profile debuted on the half dollar 50 years ago, and the image was subtly tweaked and sharpened in the 1990s. Now the U.S. Mint is producing collectors’ coins that restore the original 1964 design, which incorporated suggestions from a grieving Jacqueline Kennedy.

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