Kennedy Halves: 2000 To Present

Yeah ......I'm sort of curious about that too..... they may "do away" with the Kennedy half at some point since they've already taken it out of circulation. The Sacajewea is the same thing really....not for circulation either and it's mintages are extremely low as well.
Starting last year, I figured to buy some rolls of Kennedys and Sac's right from the U.S. Mint (at high prices of course). I had bought four rolls of "D" mint and four rolls of "P" mint on the Kennedy. And for the Sac. I bought four rolls........ so if I do that this year too........ hmmmmm....... yeah ......I don't know .......maybe a little risky.......but they could be good to have 35 years from now ! I'm not sure if I'll continue to buy that many rolls of each one (each year) though...... $35.00 for a $25.00 roll........ it's just so dang pricey ! But it'd "have" to be a good guess that I could AT LEAST get that out of them 35 years from now ?
I won't do a Kennedy album of those years......but I'll have the uncirculated rolls each year starting last year. I'm not sure if this is smart or what...
I'm interested in people's thoughts on this too........

Well.......the reasons they honored Kennedy.....and the popularity hasn't really died......so IF they did stop producing them....I bet you they would put him on something else. I don't know what that would be, but......... It seems hard to believe that we'd have a currency "without" Kennedy on something. Ha Ha .....Maybe they'd do a Presidential dollar "type" of thing with just him ? LoL hah ! No.....I don't know.....
The decision to take a President OFF of a coin, cancel that coin, and leave him off of any and everything else too...... for good........ I don't know..... that hasn't ever happened in modern times ! That'd be kind of weird and Kennedy fans might revolt or something ! But definately interesting to ponder..... they'd have to honor him somehow, in some way, I would think......be a tough decision for a President to make maybe....

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I'm a dummy !
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........hee hee..... and I just looked at my Eisenhower Proof in the safety deposit box yesterday while I was at my bank !! I must be really tired !

To nds76, I totally forgot what I was going to say when I was blindsided by eaglefoot dissing my favourite coin... just kidding ef!...

My Kennedy album ends at 2001. I have not collected 2002+. I am thinking of starting a second album to collect these. I think you make a good point; it might be better start now before it gets too expensive!

Collecting the ENTIRE Kennedy collection is not appreciated by most collectors.

1. It's a modern issue - therefore I'm not interested
2. They made gadzillions of them, so another reason I'm not interested
3. I'll be able to get them in 10 or 20 years for pretty much the same price as now - so I'll keep looking for Morgans

I have a complete collection of Kennedy 50 Cent pieces (P and D). Luckily I'm in my 40's and I can still lift the album. WHEN and IF I get the Proofs and the Silver Proofs, I think I'll have to have a great-great grandchild help me lift them out of their boxes.

All kidding aside, there are rarities and the guys who are now collecting Lincolns to sell in 2009 and 2010 will be looking for other stuff in 2011. And the Kennedy half collection should keep them busy for quite some time.

So all you Kennedy (and Ike) Freaks out there - quietly collect what you know is good. You will be rewarded (if financial gain is your thing). I hate to say it, but you can't avoid the financial gain angle anymore. The other day at work, I went to the cafeteria with a new guy. Afterwards, we were going to the pop machines to get something for the afternoon. I mentioned that I only had halves on me and couldn't buy any pop. The new guy kind of stuttered around and ACTUALLY offered me 60 cents for each half - sight unseen!

Hey guys and girls, life is REALLY too short!

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But with the increasing costs of metals how long can they keep producing these when they aren't even being used in circulation?

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Don't think for a minute that the Mint loses any money on half dollars even though they don't circulate. The seniorage they collect on them is significant and the additional profit from collector sales sweetens the pot even more ($12.95 per roll and $30.95 per bag premiums) so they are still a money maker(pun intended).

Now if collector sales slow to a trickle and they can't get rid of them, that might change the situation but it is certainly sustainable with sales of a few million a year.

Gary Burke - I agree. As I said in an earlier post, the number and WEIGHT of all the P and D coins is significant. Now add the proofs. And then for some STUPID reason, there are also the silver proofs.

How many hundred coins do we have to collect........

For me, I will collect the circulating pieces, but I will only get one of each of the proofs. I think this is just the US Mint trying to make a buck. Makes me sick.

Same goes for the Ikes. Blue Ikes. Brown Ikes. I just wanna p*k*.

I just finished going through a bank box yesterday (incredible box, by the way; a 1995 Atlanta Basketball Commemorative, a 1976s proof (non-silver), 50 total silver, 35 40%, 15 90% including 2 Franklins, 3 Walkers, and a 1902-O Barber!!) and the box contained some real post 2001 gems; about 40 or so 2003 P and D, and 25 or so 2006 P and D. I didn't keep any of the post 2001 coins, I suppose that I should have! Already ordered four more boxes from the same source in the remote hope that lightning will strike twice!