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JFK's 100th Birthday

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Is the U.S. Mint planning anything with the 2017 Kennedy Half Dollar regarding JFK's 100th birthday? I haven't seen anything written about it and just came up empty Googling it.

Given that the Kennedy Half is already in practice a commemorative as they haven't been minted for circulation since 2001, perhaps there isn't a lot of interest in having a different reverse for his 100th birthday. But the Mint seems to love minting useless coins (presidential dollar series) and alternate designs (state & AB quarters, L&C nicklels), so I can't see how they'll miss an opportunity to come up with a new design for the 2017 half reverse just for the revenue of selling it.

Although the mint missed using the 1993 Nickel to commemorate Jefferson's 250th birthday and the 1992 Dime to commemorate FDR's 100th birthday. They did commemorate Lincoln's 200th birthday with the 2009 cent.
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  • OverdateOverdate Posts: 7,168 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They just had a big Kennedy Half celebration in 2014. It's too soon to have another.

    The special 2009 Lincolns were as much about the 100th anniversary of the coin as about his 200th birthday.

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  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,593 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They might actually attract more interests by having a new series of commemoratives for JFK's many conjugal conquests - like a coin for each of the known mistresses.
    Tir nam beann, nan gleann, s'nan gaisgeach ~ Saorstat Albanaich a nis!
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Normally, we would have heard something by now... I do not think his birthday will warrant a special coin... However, there is the commercial aspect, and the Mint is a business.... Cheers, RickO
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    JFK is of sentimental interest, but he is far from among the elite the U.S. presidents. I don't see any reason why his 100th birthday should be marked by a commemorative coin. Lincoln is generally regarded as the greatest U.S. president, and his place in history is set by the preservation of the Union and the emancipation of the slaves. You can't point to any major accomplishments like that for JFK.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭
    "You can't point to any major accomplishments like that for JFK. ". Bill...JFK put us on the MOON!
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: ambro51
    "You can't point to any major accomplishments like that for JFK. ". Bill...JFK put us on the MOON!


    Kennedy set the goal, but we landed there on Nixon's watch with Johnson in between.

    The best moment during the Kennedy administration was the Cuban missile crisis. His worst was the Bay of Pigs.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: SaorAlba
    They might actually attract more interests by having a new series of commemoratives for JFK's many conjugal conquests - like a coin for each of the known mistresses.


    I detect something here.....just not sure what.image

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,379 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: DIMEMAN
    Originally posted by: SaorAlba
    They might actually attract more interests by having a new series of commemoratives for JFK's many conjugal conquests - like a coin for each of the known mistresses.


    I detect something here.....just not sure what.image



    im wondering if we really want to get into that? image

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