50th Anniv Kennedy Set Details From Cw Article

Limit of 5 per household, no sales "window" and no indication of production limits. I know where my $6,500 is going!

Seriously. Hmm. Is the gold Kennedy screaming "must have" in your collecting budget? Really on the fence with the gold coin. Might be a similar situation with last year's RP Buffalo, which didn't turn out to be that special after all. The RP is a neat coin but couldn't hold a candle to the regular proof, and spending $1,650.00 was not the best use of money in retrospect. In lieu of the Au half, I might perhaps get "almost" two proof spouses or a good start in paying for this year's Buffalo proof... Decisions, decisions... However, the silver and clad sets are must haves. Hope the differences between SMS clad halves and "circulation" quality clads are obvious.

Mintage isn't everything, supply and demand is, based perceived popularity, desirability and scarcity. The RP Buffalo can be had today for close to issue price and the market is over saturated for an expensive non-circulating coin that will see little attrition over the next 20-30 years. If the gold Kennedy mintage is anything like the RP Buffalo (47,536) at the end of sales, that may be too much for a high-end coin even for a popular subject as JFK. I'll watch the pace of sales and see what collectors are saying about the gold the first couple of weeks.

Edit--The question I'm really asking myself is how badly do I want the gold half? Last year at this time I really wanted the RP Buff and got one within the first week of the ordering window. This year I'm not so sure.

That will be interesting.
Do you know what's the mintage window (ie: 1 month, end of year, etc)?

I don't plan to actually buy five sets this time around the way I did with the 2011 ASE set, but I am totally pumped about this and plan on buying one of everything (including the gold coin). I have always been a huge fan of the Kennedy half dollar and may be one of the few people around here who hopes they never retire it or change it significantly. The thought of seeing it as a Reverse Proof or in Gold just makes me giddy and week in the knees...

It is a nice label but the grading fee of $65/coin plus shipping both ways kills the deal for me...Let's see what PCGS comes up with

PCGS

Overheard at PCGS Managers meeting yesterday.."Ask Not what your Label can do for you..ask what YOU can do for your label".."now..go out there and come up MORE label ideas"......

PCGS:


On-Site Grading Fees and Instructions to get the ANA First Strike label (request label #118):

$100 per coin â€" Proof 1964-2014-W Kennedy 50th Anniversary Gold Half Dollar

$75 per coin â€" Clad two-coin set (MS-P, MS-D).

$75 per coin â€" Silver four-coin set if available (PR-P, Reverse PR-W, Enhanced MS-S, MS-D)
PCGS Submission Guidelines

All coins must be 50th Anniversary Kennedy half dollars:
Proof 1964-2014-W Kennedy 50th Anniversary Gold Half Dollar
Clad two coin 2014 set: MS-P, MS-D
Silver four-coin set: PR-P, Reverse PR-W, Enhanced MS-S, MS-D (when released)
All standard First Strike rules will apply as described here.
Valid for Standard Service only (Secure not available).
Select 'Show' as the service level and under the 'Other' option notate 'Label #118'
This offer cannot be combined with any other offer or submission.
Turnaround time for on-site grading is by the End of Show.

For further details, please check with a PCGS Representative at the booth or contact us at 1-800-447-8848.