I Ordered 2014 50th Anniversary Kennedy Half Dollar Gold

They were paid $150 to wait. Just like those who wait a few months to buy the new smartphone.

Not shocking to me. The Kennedy series is popular because it is somewhat affordable. For many, this single coin is worth about the same as their entire Kennedy collection (many specific factors aside, of course).

The four coin silver Kennedy set was $100. Which has performed best from an investment standpoint? It's the $10 2 coin clad set.

Sold out.

http://www.coinnews.net/2015/09/29/...le-sell-out/

Wish I'd have waited to buy until gold prices went down, but still glad I got one.

This coin broke my heart. It is a phony bogus creation intended for money grubbing profiteering by The Powers That Be. Little if any effort was expended on the design and the shenanigans surrounding first, early, whatever strikes rubbed salt into the wound. I purchased one directly from the Mint against my own better judgment later on in the order period just to keep my Kennedy set complete but even at that the coin differs from all the others with inscriptions. At least they sent me one from an apparently new die as it blows away my friend's "early release" or whatever it says after he spent many more dollars to get PR69DCAM, a pariah in this silly registry set market. These coins have had 3 different compositions 90% 40% and base metal clad, but whoever heard of a gold full sized Half Dollar except for the rare Panama Pacific fantasy strikes of 1915 ? IMHO they should have waited for his 2017 100th birthday and denominated the coin more relative to its weight and composition.

Indeed this is a first for the U.S. Mint, but that makes the coin that much more interesting (and desirable) in my opinion. And...why not make one?



But there wasn't a coin minted for his birthday. This is the anniversary of the Kennedy half dollar, which happens to coincide roughly with his death. I agree it would be less macabre to have a coin representing a more joyous event, but his death is also an important piece of American history.



So, instead of face value of $0.50, something more like $37.50 If we're to go by how AGEs are denominated? I see where you're coming from but then it wouldn't be a half dollar and would be more of a commemorative (although arguably this series has turned into just that). Speaking of the AGE it makes no sense to have a coin with intrinsic value of well over $1k be denominated at $50 (1 oz AGE), but then again the Kennedy gold half and the AGEs are NCLT and thus not intended to be used as money, so does it really matter?

Clearly you're not a fan of this coin, which is certainly fair. I clearly think it's outstanding, and am just offering some differing thought.

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