Anyone opened their bags of 2003 Kennedy halves?

Cocoinut

I bought a $100 face bag of mixed P and D mint coins from the Mint, and was wondering if anyone had checked theirs. What kind of quality (or lack of it) are they finding? I saw a pair of 2003 P & D halves in MS67 go for over $200 a couple of weeks ago, and the 2003-P is still a pop 1 coin. I'm tempted to open the bag, but maybe a sealed bag might be more valuable inthe future. Any thoughts?

I also bought the rolls of 2003 Sacs, and the end coins appear to be very nice - no heavy cuts or gouges, in fact, no visible marks at all. Is this what everyone else is finding?

Jim

mrdq

I think 10 years from now sealed bags will still be available. Open it and get what you can from the modern frenzy while you can. Did they make billions of these or only millions?

GTOster

I got 2 bags from the mint opened 1 and only found 2 coin for slabbing it seems that there are some rough surface marks on the D coins and the P seem to be week on strike in the hair area some where very nice in the fields but a big hit on the cheek, the 2 I sent in for grading where from Denver
Paul

cladking

Eventually moderns will have a premium for still being in original packaging
or sealed, etc. To a small degree this is already true. Many people have a
pretty good idea just what the odds are of finding gems and varieties in or-
iginal packaging and are willing to offer more for it. On the whole though,
most modern sets were made in significant quantities and many people do
try to retain an original example. Even after most of these sets and bags
have been broken up there is not likely to be a great demand for "pigs in the
pokes". If you have a very long time horizon then there could be a chance
for large premiums.

The 2002 halves were said by most observers to be pretty bad and the 2003's
were made about the same time under similar conditions. The 2002 mint set
halves were nice, though.