THE KENNEDY HALF DESIGNER INITIALS CONFUSION

I bought several inexpensive books at the Summer FUN show from a dealer in vintage numismatic literature who doesn't seem to set up at the other shows I attend around the country. The items I purchased were mostly things that everyone else passes over, such as dealer-published coin guides, checkout stand booklets, etc. I buy these to flesh out my collection of coin folders and albums.

In one of these cheap books I found the attached clipping from the Pittsburgh Press dated March 27, 1964. That was just three days after the release of the Kennedy Half Dollar, and the coin was receiving a lot of public attention. I'd always read in coin books and magazines about how Gilroy Roberts' initials were said by some to be the hammer-and-sickle emblem of the Soviet Union, but until now I hadn't encountered a contemporary reference to it.

Wayne Homren, Editor

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