Something of a departure for me.

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lordmarcovan
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edited August 24, 2026 11:08PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Type sets send you outside your usual territory, sometimes.





Stay numismatic, my friends.


Edited to add the animated GIF posted below.

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  • MWallace
    MWallace Posts: 4,682 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    A beauty for sure!!

  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,054 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Way cool choice 👍

  • Ronsanderson
    Ronsanderson Posts: 365 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I understand completely. I got a nice ‘64 proof, raw, and stuffed it in the album without even taking a picture. It’s a really nice coin, but I can’t seem to care about it.

  • 1630Boston
    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    nice Lorn M

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  • calgolddiver
    calgolddiver Posts: 1,803 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Type collecting can compel us to buy coins we are not interested in. Nice pickup for yours !!

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  • U1chicago
    U1chicago Posts: 6,993 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That’s certainly a nice example!

  • lordmarcovan
    lordmarcovan Posts: 45,335 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Mr_Spud said:

    You’re the master, @Mr_Spud! 😂

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  • Mr_Spud
    Mr_Spud Posts: 7,272 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 20, 2026 6:09AM
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    Let me know if you want me to send you the actual full size video with sound and I’ll figure out a way to send it to you so you can post anywhere that allows bigger files to be posted 🙃

    Mr_Spud

  • mr1931S
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    @USSID18 said:
    Very nice!

    There's a warm spot in many of our hearts for the Kennedy half. It's pretty much how I got started in collecting back in 64. Riding on my bike to the nearest bank, with 50 penny's in my pocket and asking for a Kennedy half dollar!

    I remember obtaining my first Kennedy half as well as I remember where I was and what I was doing when I learned that John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, died of the gunshot wounds he suffered that day, November 22, 1963.

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  • SanctionII
    SanctionII Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 20, 2026 6:27AM
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    Nice coin , but I am surprised it received a Cameo designation. The fields, from the photo, lack the required mirrored appearance..

  • Bikergeek
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    Without going into exactly how old I am, I will share that if I bought a birth year half dollar, it would feature Ben Franklin, not JFK. Nice coin, @lordmarcovan !

    I will add: I love to do coin roll hunting with my grandkids on half dollar boxes. Silver, proofs, NIFCs, etc... all can be found and it's a joy to see the kids find'em before I do.

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  • USSID18
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    @mr1931S said:

    @USSID18 said:
    Very nice!

    There's a warm spot in many of our hearts for the Kennedy half. It's pretty much how I got started in collecting back in 64. Riding on my bike to the nearest bank, with 50 penny's in my pocket and asking for a Kennedy half dollar!

    I remember obtaining my first Kennedy half as well as I remember where I was and what I was doing when I learned that John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, died of the gunshot wounds he suffered that day, November 22, 1963.

    I know exactly where you were and what you were doing. If you lived on the east coast, I'm going to say you were in class (elementary school) just like me when we all learned President Kennedy was shot. I remember the teachers crying. They released us early from school that day.

  • lordmarcovan
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    @SanctionII said:
    Nice coin , but I am surprised it received a Cameo designation. The fields, from the photo, lack the required mirrored appearance..

    Reckon we’ll see. I do not have it in hand yet. Maybe I’ll make an animated GIF when it is.

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  • lordmarcovan
    lordmarcovan Posts: 45,335 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 20, 2026 10:15PM
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    @Mr_Spud said:

    Let me know if you want me to send you the actual full size video with sound and I’ll figure out a way to send it to you so you can post anywhere that allows bigger files to be posted 🙃

    Thanks. I actually like the silent, animated GIF with subtitles, but if you made a video with sound, that explains why his lips sync perfectly with the dialogue.

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  • Rule556
    Rule556 Posts: 324 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    My type examples are all business strikes, so nowhere near that nice, but I’m the same. I only have my type examples.

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  • USSID18
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    Don't mean to hijack your thread @lordmarcovan - @mr1931S and I are just comparing historical notes.

  • Walkerfan
    Walkerfan Posts: 10,391 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Kennedy halves need love, too!

    That’s a beauty!!

    Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍

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  • Morgan13
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    Here's some birthyear or anniversary years I have.
    Picked them up years ago.

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  • coinbuf
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    @lordmarcovan said:
    Kennedy halves typically bore the snot outta me, but I needed a type coin and it’s from my birthyear.

    Totally agree with you, the Kennedy half does nothing for me and I could never see myself collecting the series. I have one lower level slabbed and raw for type sets plus those in various mint and proof sets, would never buy another one.

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  • GaCoinGuy
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    @Morgan13 said:
    Here's some birthyear or anniversary years I have.
    Picked them up years ago.

    Loving that 1969 bill.

    imageimage

  • braddick
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    @coinbuf said:

    @lordmarcovan said:
    Kennedy halves typically bore the snot outta me, but I needed a type coin and it’s from my birthyear.

    Totally agree with you, the Kennedy half does nothing for me and I could never see myself collecting the series. I have one lower level slabbed and raw for type sets plus those in various mint and proof sets, would never buy another one.

    Ouch.
    A harsh assessment of a popular series among collectors.
    Respect for having it.
    (Just hurts a bit reading it.)

  • coinbuf
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    @braddick said:

    @coinbuf said:
    Totally agree with you, the Kennedy half does nothing for me and I could never see myself collecting the series. I have one lower level slabbed and raw for type sets plus those in various mint and proof sets, would never buy another one.

    Ouch.
    A harsh assessment of a popular series among collectors.
    Respect for having it.
    (Just hurts a bit reading it.)

    The glass half full side is that you will not have to worry about any competition from me for them. ;)

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  • lordmarcovan
    lordmarcovan Posts: 45,335 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @braddick - wow, that one is totally cool looking- and so is the 1966 next to it!

    I actually like those.

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  • lordmarcovan
    lordmarcovan Posts: 45,335 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It's here. In hand, the Cameo contrast is subtle- but it's there. Certainly this is no DCAM, but if it was, it probably would've been crazy expensive.

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  • privatecoin
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    While Kennedys are not my full favorite, they are a set that the average person can afford to put together a relatively High Grade attractive set within their budget. I wish I could afford all Liberty Walking Halves in MS 66. But Kennedys will do for me for now.

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  • ambro51
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    It looks under graded to me. It’s at least a “+”. Definitely a Trophy Type Coin.

  • Cladiator
    Cladiator Posts: 18,353 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Cool addition Rob.

  • ProofCollection
    ProofCollection Posts: 8,056 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice choice. I opted for a DCAM.

  • lordmarcovan
    lordmarcovan Posts: 45,335 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @ProofCollection said:
    Nice choice. I opted for a DCAM.

    Wow. Wonder how much it would cost me to step up to a DCAM from my CAM. I didn’t look. Maybe more than I’d want to pay, since as mentioned, Kennedy halves really aren’t my thing, usually. But I wanted a nice 1965 SMS both as a type coin and birthyear coin, as mentioned.

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