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I am very near completing my first book of Kennedy halves. I am short an 87D, 70D, and a few NIFCs. One thing stands out quite starkly for me though, the coin in my book as well as a few other 2000Ps I have found seem to have an almost proof like finish and are much shinier than the other years. Was there something special about the run of 2000Ps or might these be from mint sets? The reason I ask is that I have found more than a couple of these with this finish which I see on no other year issue and am curious as to what accounts for the difference. Thanks in advance |
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I Have found a proof in rolls before but I'd say if you found more than one it's unlikely they are all proof. I think you may have found one someone polished in some way. Most of the shiny : Proof-like" ones I have found lacked the sharp detail a real proof would have. I'm also missing the 70-D I believe it was only part of the mint set or something special.
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Here is a pic of one of the coins. I have found three that look just alike and no two came from the same box of coins, actually months apart. It is really hard to get the image to show the luster of the coin, but none of the fine details are worn down or missing. Are mint sets made to a nicer standard? I always assumed that the nice ones came from San fransisco.  |
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If I remember correctly Proofs get struck more times than normal circulation coins. I also believe they use the dies first to make proofs (while the die is the sharpest) then after so many they are used to make circulation coins. I'd say S mints are nicer because to my knowledge they haven't made coins for circulation for more than 20 years or at least not many so they don't see much circulation. As for your coin it is hard to say from your pic. I don't see any clear signs it isn't. I'd say just drop by your local coin store and they could tell you for sure.
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you might have some in the Satin Finish that were issued in mint sets from 2005- 2010...
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A 2000-P Kennedy will not be a proof; all US proof coins since 1968 (with the exception of the 1999-P Proof SBA dollar) were struck at San Francisco and therefore carry the S mintmark. Your coin does look very nice and it's possible it came from a mint set that was broken up, although I do believe the Mint struck halves in 2000 for circulation as well. But, since all half dollars see so very little use in commerce these days, I suppose it's possible that your coin has just been lucky and has survived very well with little harm from its time in the wild. By the way, congratulations on almost having your set finished! Kennedies have always been one of my favorite series. Edited by ljenkins990
08/22/2011 10:51 am
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About a quarter of the time I see what I think might be a proof while rim checking, and it ends up being a 2000p. For whatever reason almost every 2000p I pull out is NIFC. It's frustrating.
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I also believe they use the dies first to make proofs (while the die is the sharpest) then after so many they are used to make circulation coins. That has not been done for decades and is impossible now since all circulating design proofs are minted in San Francisco with the S mintmark. |
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Posted 08/20/2011 10:17 pm
