Cherry Pickin' weekend at the Utah Coin Show.

Rover

Small show, has maybe 50 tables. I went through every '64 proof set I could find (maybe 20 total) and found these babies:



All the marks are on the cello or dust.

Dan

MAULUMALL

Very Very Sweet
Now what do the reverses look like.

Rover

I am just taking them out of the cello. I'll post new scans shortly.

Spinynorman

I didn't do any pickin' and grinnin' yesterday, left my loupe back in wa.
It was a nice show, though, and I found a good selection of foreign coins.

I take it that those are AHs?

Rover

Spinynorman-Yes, AH's

Here's the naked scans:

MAULUMALL

Dude....They are 2 sweet!
May I inquire to the amount invested?

Rover

$9.75 for one and $12 for the other. On the less expensive set the transaction went something like this:

Buyer: What do you want for this set?
Seller: $9.75
B: Sounds good. (gave him the cash)
S: What did I just sell you?
B: A '64 Proof set (being a smartass)
S: No I mean varieties.
B: Oh... this one has the accent hair Kennedy
S: What is that?
B: (I pull out my glass and show him the wishbone)
S: (He pulls out one of his other proof sets and compares) Interesting, what's it worth?
B: Well this one is probably 67+ maybe 68 at PCGS. If it is 67, I could probably get $40 on ebay and a 68, well over a hundred.
S: Wow, I guess I should pay more attention to varieties. I've been a dealer for over 15 years and didn't know that about the Kennedy.

Dan

Russ

Uh, Dan, do you really think you should be educating these dealers?

Russ, NCNE

MAULUMALL

Dan you got to learn to keep it in the brotherhood.


You did Good....Real Good.
Congrats

BSqr

what is this 'wishbone' of which you speak? please learn me somethin

Russ

BSqr,

It is extra hair above the ear. Comparison here.

It was the initial design of the coin, but Jackie Kennedy didn't like it so it was changed. Estimates are that between 1% and 2% of production of the 1964 proof sets are the Accented Hair variety.

Russ, NCNE

Rover

I know, I know. My bad. I just couldn't resist. I promise to do better from now on

Dan

BSqr

thanks Russ - very helpful - just what I needed

nucklehead

Congrats Rover,you did get those at a great price.

RKKay

Excuse my ignorance. I am predominantly a pattern collector. Where exactly is the wishbone, and how do I know if it's really there?

Rover

RKKay-Check out Russ' link (4 above your comment)

Dan

RKKay

Oops. Sorry.

Russ

Here's a side-by-side comparison of the full obverse of the two versions.



Russ, NCNE