Rare Kennedy error!!! Enjoy!!!

ksteelheader · December 20, 2003 2:10AM

I was at my local dealer about a month ago, and he handed a 2000 mint set and told me to take a look. The first thing I noticed was that there were 2 Kennedys in the slot for the half dollar. We did a lot of weighing and thinking that afternoon and came to the conclusion that the one Kennedy had to be struck on a SBA planchlet. Vince took the coin along to the Baltimore show and gave it to ANACS. They took it along and certified it as such.....Ken
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mdwoods · December 20, 2003 2:16AM

Wow, that is a neat error. I've never seen on of those before. Thanks Ken.

Dollars · December 20, 2003 2:17AM

This is really cool. Thanks Ken

wingedliberty · December 20, 2003 2:18AM

A superb $1.50 error. $1.50's are among the rarest out there. A truly superb find! Congradulations.

Tootawl · December 20, 2003 2:29AM

Very cool, Ken! I'm curious as to what the pair would go for?

wingedliberty · December 20, 2003 2:30AM

They are around $500 /coin

Blade · December 20, 2003 2:34AM

The matched set takes this to the next level. I have mixed feelings on the certification. It is certainly needed for authentication, but it must have been especially interesting in the original mint packaging.

XpipedreamR · December 20, 2003 2:35AM

What is the singificance of the second half dollar?

supercoin · December 20, 2003 2:36AM

Very cool!

I'm not an error guy but I would think this one is worth significantly more than $500 since it's a 2000 coin struck on a 1999 planchet.

wingedliberty · December 20, 2003 2:37AM

The significance of the original packaging pedigree is all the more intriguing and more desirable.

merz2 · December 20, 2003 2:40AM

Ken
You have done it again.Cherrypick another great find.You may go down in the record books.

cladking · December 20, 2003 2:41AM

Very nice strike for such big dies on a little planchet.

It is extremely unusual to find any sort of significant error in a mint set. I've
never seen anything of note except a few small clipped planchets and a die
adjustment strike.

jeffnpcb · December 20, 2003 2:44AM

That is nice pair Ken!! Thanks for sharing with the group!

I thought from the header that possibly the error was the mint was still punching out that old nasty coin!!

ksteelheader · December 20, 2003 2:45AM

Hey guys!! Sorry, but I don't own this error! I just happen to have possesion of them at this moment for photographic purposes..
...Ken

LUCKOFTHEIRISH · December 20, 2003 3:35AM

A neat find indeed. If you look long enough sooner or later you will find a mistake.

ksteelheader · December 20, 2003 8:36AM

ttt for the evening crowd...Ken

DHeath · December 20, 2003 8:40AM

Ken,

Very cool, and possibly unique, especially with the dual attribution.

Byers · December 20, 2003 8:49AM

Worth $1250-1500.

JrGMan2004 · December 20, 2003 9:26AM

Yeah I recently found two small errors on State Quarters (Some of you may have seen the thread). I know it really doesn't bring much of premium, being just a small srike-through and a small die gouge, but I am wondering about putting them up on EBay to see what it's worth to the common person who has started up "Coin Collecting" with the state quarters. I know there have been quite a few people who have picked up coin collecting with the State Quarters. *shrug* who knows, maybe I'll make a couple bucks on it if I have some good pics and start it at 0.99 with No Reserve. Funny thing is, I wasn't specifically looking for errors when looking through my quarters, I was looking for quarters for one that might be possible for a submission and grading (None even game close to breaking MS-65, though the luster on some of them is outstanding) and came across the errors. Wish me luck as I list them on EBay after the 1st of the year!

gonzer · December 20, 2003 9:43AM

stupid question, but how can I view the link for this error. Thanks

nwcs · December 20, 2003 9:50AM

That is truly a cool error. Lucky dealer.

I like that ANACS allowed the notation on the other half, too.

FC57Coins · December 20, 2003 10:29AM

Ken - that's about as weird an error as I've ever seen - exceptionally cool is that ANACS is willing to certify the coin along with it's partner and the story - very cool indeed!!

coinkat · December 20, 2003 11:20AM

very unusual... very cool.

ksteelheader · December 21, 2003 12:43AM

I'll be meeting up with Merz2 today and taking him to my local shop. He'll get to see the coins in person....Ken

Lightside · December 21, 2003 12:54AM

ksteelheader:

Your link to the coins is just a big red X in a square box. I can't get to your link (picture)

In fact, I never have been able to get to your links (past 5 months)

Anybody know what I need to do to adjust my computer to get to Ksteelheader's links?

Thanks,

Cam40 · December 21, 2003 1:10AM

You can try to get the pics by right-clicking on the red X and choose SHOW PICTURE.
Sometimes that works, sometimes not.

I wonder about the grades of these two coins.
One is a 65 and the other only a 60 ?

Was the 60 just poorly struck or poorly mishandled or both?

ksteelheader · December 21, 2003 1:13AM

The MS60 was poorly struck due to the SBA planchlet. It just did not completely fill out....Ken

JRocco · December 21, 2003 1:32AM

Error coins are cool and this one is really cool. I wish I had found it.

FredWeinberg · December 22, 2003 1:25AM

I'd Pay More......

Please offer it to me if he is interested in selling it.......

Fred Weinberg

Fred@FredWeinberg.com

LUCKOFTHEIRISH · December 22, 2003 2:48AM

Hey Fred,
How you doing? Those are sure some nice coins you offer. I am very pleased with them.

Byers · December 22, 2003 1:04PM

The owner just submitted the scans and an article for Mint Error News Magazine. It will be in issue 5.

ksteelheader · December 22, 2003 6:46PM

This has got to be one of the best finds that I personally know of!!!!....Ken

Wolf359 · December 22, 2003 11:53PM

Pretty cool error. I love the "interlocking" between the slabs that ANACS did referring to the original mint set.

I am a little surprised it only graded MS60 having never left the set. Hmmm.

Rare Kennedy error!!! Enjoy!!!

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