After more than 10 years of searching I finally found a neat Variety --- TrueViews added, last post.
keets
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What's the Variety?? It's a 1968-S/inverted S Kennedy Proof Half-Dollar. I wish I had kept track of how many Sets I had looked at, but it is easily over 1,000 in that timeframe, maybe double that. It's a common Set, costs under $6 and has three nice Varieties. I think the coin would probably grade PR68 with a chance at Cameo, the reverse is a little weak.
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Congrats. That's a well sought out Variety. Good for you!
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Neat variety. Looking forward to seeing pic. I look at 2-3 thousand Dimes a day trying to find varieties that I need for the Registry sets. Been looking for years for some to no avail.
Congrats, looking forward to the picture
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Inverted S or S/Inverted S? I've been looking for years for an inverted one but haven't heard of an S/Inverted S variety.
just an Inverted S, I think it's FS-501.
You really had me excited for there being an S/Inverted S variety lol... congrats on finding FS-501. I've looked at a TON of 1968-S halves and sets and have never found one. That variety is RARE!
Here's an idea what your looking at for price.
Congratulations, dude! This guy's asking $495
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Good job Keets. I recall MadMarty finding one many yrs ago.
The roosevelt dime series has one, 1950 S/inverted S
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Nice catch! I've been looking for one myself for a very long time.
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Neat variety, congrats!
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Glad your searching paid off, keets!
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I recall MadMarty finding one many yrs ago.
Marty was the inspiration to look for this, I believe he found several back around 2003 before many of us, myself included, even realized that the Variety existed. at the time I didn't envision the difficulty I would have finding one, didn't really know the scarcity. almost certainly they came off one die but I wonder how many were struck before the error was identified? I'll know better once I remove the coin from the plastic but if I judge only on the frost of the obverse I would call it an EDS, maybe under 500 strikes into the die life.
This is one I've been watching for as well.
ttt for added picture.
Don't mean to burst your bubble, but what is all that chatter below the Initials?
68 would be hard pressed with those hits, no? Otherwise, nice find and beautiful coin!
Wait a minute, that's on the case, huh? Never mind! LOL
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Congrats, keets, glad you found one.
(You'll probably find 2, 3 more in the next year or two!)
what is all that chatter below the Initials?
68 would be hard pressed with those hits
that is all on the plastic.
Congrats on finding this rare variety. Your persistence paid off.
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Congratulations.... I keep telling myself to look for this one.... need to go check my 'stuff'....unlikely that I will have one 'just laying around'...but worth checking....Cheers, RickO
Very cool find. I have been looking for this one (as well as others that may not be known) for years and have had no luck.
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Link to My Registry Set.
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-specialty-sets/washington-quarters-complete-variety-set-circulation-strikes-1932-1964/publishedset/78469
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There's actually another for sale on Great Collections right now... nicer than this example, in my opinion...
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well, I cracked the Proof Set case over the weekend in anticipation of needing to dip the coin prior to submitting it. nothing was need, it is pristine as-is with a nice Cameo obverse and weaker reverse, still should grade PR68, perhaps 67+. I mailed it this morning and expect it back the first week of May.
All our fingers here on the Forum, are crossed for you. Good Luck.
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no, I wasn't aware of it.
Some would say the mintmark isn't upside down but rather the whole coin! That's silly in my opinion.
Dude, I hope you go outside this summer to see the Sun...Gee wiz!
Later, Paul.
The outdoors and sun are way over rated.......how do you expect me to find varieties out there.
Is it this variety:
https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/5864/1968-S-Serif--S-Over-Knob-S-VP-003-Half-Dollar/
I don't think so, but right now I only have the OP picture to judge it by. IIRC there was nothing that struck me as odd past it just being an inverted MM. we will be able to tell better after grading since I am hooked on the Secure level with the TrueViews.
my submission results posted a short while ago, PCGS graded the coin PR67. I had it TV'd so I'll update with a picture when it's available.
also on the submission was a nice Jefferson Nickel variety I had CherryPicked, 1943/2-P. PCGS was in agreement with me on that one at MS64FS and I'll also post those pictures.
ttt for the TrueViews.
Great work @keets
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The two most beautiful varieties on the forum right now! Did the Kenn. Cameo? Once again, nice coins dude. You did good.
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.it is a non-Cameo and I think rightfully so, but the obverse is nice enough that I thought if not 68 than 67+. that is the type of stuff that NGC reserves the * for.
even the Nickel is a "stud" but I think 64 is the right grade.