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Sorry US Mint, I'm already broke!
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Anyone else wish they were not making the gold Kennedy? I do, not because I don't love it, but because I probably can't afford it. I really hope that they use the thirty day ordering window instead of mintage limits. As an actual collector, I am getting really tired of taking the afternoon off, to spend on the mint's website, trying to battle the hoards of flippers who come out of the woodwork to scoop up the majority of the limited mintage, every time a special set comes out. (2011 ASE; HOF Gold coins) |
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Anyone else wish they were not making the gold Kennedy? Me! The first time I saw the topic come up of a gold 50th Anniversary Kennedy half, my reaction was ?  ? I fully support the silver editions, especially since the Kennedy was originally in silver anyway, and may purchase the proposed silver set (already have my P&D clad Halves for this year). But a gold one?!?!?! That would be like minting a silver dollar size Sacagawea...in silver. I wonder if any consideration was given to including a silver clad half in the set (or incorporating it into the 50th Anniv. offerings in some other way), as a nod to the 1965-70 40% years? (Do I need to dodge flying vegetables after that comment now?!)  Edited by hcmusicguy
06/12/2014 4:08 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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4-coin silver set, I'm in...  Quote:
2 coin clad set
P-uncirculated
D-uncirculated
(not sure how these will be different from the coins in the 2014 mint set, bags & rolls? Dual date maybe?) This is the one I'm on the fence about... Two Clad Uncirculated JFK's in a premium set? |
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The clads will be unique: Quote:
Compared to standard annual issues, all seven 50th anniversary coins feature a higher relief of Kennedy's portrait as originally designed by U.S. Mint Chief Engraver Gilroy Roberts for a Kennedy medal which was adapted in 1964 for the half-dollar. Reverses share Gasparro's Heraldic Eagle design as it appears on regular annual issues. Not optional, IMHO.  |
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Assuming they actually are the different high relief portrait.
When they announced the 2009 bicentennial Lincoln cents they said they would have the same high relief portrait used on the 1909 Lincolns. They didn't.
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Two Clad Uncirculated JFK's in a premium set? This is one where you are paying for the packaging/presentation. |
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This is one where you are paying for the packaging/presentation.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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True, IF the clads are not unique. I don't have any reason to doubt the article but time will tell.
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The clads will most certainly be targeted for plating, high relief or no. I can already see the full page ads for limited availability of "Golden Anniversary" 2014 Kennedy halves for $49.95 each... For the uninitiated, of course. |
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When they announced the 2009 bicentennial Lincoln cents they said they would have the same high relief portrait used on the 1909 Lincolns. They didn't. The 95% copper 2009 Cents should have been done this way... I do think that only the gold JFK should be double-dated.... |
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I do think that only the gold JFK should be double-dated It probably is a good idea lest we be FLOODED with plated coins attempting to be passed as the gold one. |
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A gold-plated Kennedy half will weigh about 11.3 grams with just a thin layer of possible gold. The real gold Kennedys will weigh much more, about 23 grams. Even if all of the coins are dual-dated, a lightweight gold-plated coin would be perceptibly lighter, something you could feel in your hand. And a cheap gram scale would certainly tell the difference. Anyone who buys raw gold coins, ever, can ill afford not to carry one of those and know the true weights of genuine gold coins, as the first telltale of counterfeit gold coins is usually the weight, gold being so much denser than other metals. Best Regards,  George |
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Looks like we Kennedy collectors are going to need a new Dansco supplemental page! Pretty amazing offering in my opinion. Just hoping the Mint at least tries to avoid a repeat of the BHOF fiasco.
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