Recent addition to my Kennedy Half Collection Closeups added

Bossman88 · July 30, 2008 6:08AM

Has any one ever seen a presentation set like this one?

Regards, Larry

Twincam · July 30, 2008 6:13AM

That's pretty cool

coinsarefun · July 30, 2008 6:21AM

Very

Stefanie

cladking · July 30, 2008 6:25AM

The second and third coins have that "new die" look. Would love to see some close-ups.

bdunndchi · July 30, 2008 6:42AM

<< The second and third coins have that "new die" look. Would love to see some close-ups. >>

Cool!

jmski52 · July 30, 2008 6:51AM

Very Nice! Man Oh Man!!!

SeattleSlammer · July 30, 2008 6:53AM

very cool.....nice looking toning, too.

halfnut · July 30, 2008 6:55AM

Now that's cool

Dan

halfhunter · July 30, 2008 6:57AM

MAN, is that awsome or what? ! ! ! Great little piece of nusmismatic history there!

Regards, John

UtahCoin · July 30, 2008 7:00AM

Way cool! How did you come to acquire it?

ricko · July 30, 2008 7:07AM

Quick.. get them out of the holder.. they are tarnishing....

Cheers, RickO

Casey · July 30, 2008 8:00AM

Very cool!

speety · July 30, 2008 8:08AM

I hope you're cracking them out of their tomb and putting them in a 7070....

JK, that is pretty cool!

lasvegasteddy · July 30, 2008 8:28AM

what if you have 3 1964 sms kennedy's there...cha ching

LindeDad · July 30, 2008 9:03AM

<< what if you have 3 1964 sms kennedy's there...cha ching >>

That is a very real possiblity. Look at the date that is very early in the year. If it was mine I would hand carry it to PCGS to be verified.

golfer72 · July 30, 2008 9:13AM

I am not familiar with that slab. What service is it?

TAClough · July 30, 2008 9:22AM

Nice, very nice!

pakasmom · July 30, 2008 9:23AM

Professional Coin Grading Service

lasvegasteddy · July 30, 2008 9:38AM

they should at least be like ms69's even if not sms....that sure would be a tough call either way
by the way...is this yours or is it somewhere for sale??????????

TAClough · July 30, 2008 10:01AM

<< they should at least be like ms69's even if not sms....that sure would be a tough call either way
by the way...is this yours or is it somewhere for sale?????????? >>

I doubt the three coins are specimens ( so called SMS ) for they would have been struck in late 1964 or 1965. I also doubt that any of the three coins would grade MS67 or better as probably not much care was taken when mounting the set. The history of the presention set is probably worth more then having the three coins graded and removed.

JMHO

Bossman88 · July 30, 2008 10:32AM

Thank you all for the nice comments.

Now to answer some of the questions,

This Presentation set was aquired by D.J. St. Germain Investments
directly from James Reed some time after 1967 and remained with D.J. until his death.
Mrs ? Haunton a daughter of D.J. then inherited the set
and later passed it on to her son C. Haunton of Omaha Nebraska.
My wife recently purchased the set as a gift for me.

I am looking into submission options to see the best way to verify the originality or the set.

Regards, Larry

TAClough · July 30, 2008 11:28AM

<< Thank you all for the nice comments.

Now to answer some of the questions,

This Presentation set was aquired by D.J. St. Germain Investments
directly from James Reed some time after 1967 and remained with D.J. until his death.
Mrs ? Haunton a daughter of D.J. then inherited the set
and later passed it on to her son C. Haunton of Omaha Nebraska.
My wife recently purchased the set as a gift for me.

I am looking into submission options to see the best way to verify the originality or the set.

Regards, Larry >>

I hope you took the "wife" out to dinner, maybe some flowers?

Bossman88 · July 31, 2008 5:02AM

I have now taken closeup photo's of this set.
Any comments are welcomed.
Regards, Larry

lasvegasteddy · July 31, 2008 5:41AM

gosh i truly have no advice other then if you could attend a show where pcgs had a booth set up and you rounded up any and all documentation that you could

the close-ups
those finger prints most likely have etched in...the coins aren't the sms unicorns
better close-ups including the reverse is needed for any real guess on grades.
the reverse condition of the shields can really make or break a grade

my overall take is...it really would take some work n luck to see any attribute and i'd just leave it as is hanging on a wall and keep it in the family without submission persuits

PTVETTER · July 31, 2008 5:44AM

they need dipped to bring back the lusted LOL

pmac · July 31, 2008 6:11AM

<< 

<< they should at least be like ms69's even if not sms....that sure would be a tough call either way
by the way...is this yours or is it somewhere for sale?????????? >>

I doubt the three coins are specimens ( so called SMS ) for they would have been struck in late 1964 or 1965. I also doubt that any of the three coins would grade MS67 or better as probably not much care was taken when mounting the set. The history of the presention set is probably worth more then having the three coins graded and removed.

JMHO >>

This is the only way to keep the set. To remove them just for grading would be a travesty. I hope your wife liked the dinner she got, she deserved it. The ownership lineage should be maintained with set. Thanks for sharing.

cladking · July 31, 2008 8:09AM

It's still tough to tell but I still like the second one and the third to a lesser extent.

I don't think the second one will grade so extremely high but it looks like it's from a new die.

ricko · July 31, 2008 9:33AM

PTVETTER got it right... dip them.... it will make the set look sooooooo lovely... Cheers, RickO

KentuckyJ · July 31, 2008 9:57AM

> The history of the presention set is probably worth more then having the three coins graded and removed

I agree. Cracking them out would be a mistake.

Cameonut · July 31, 2008 10:30AM

Very cool.
This is an example where the packaging and provenance is worth way more than the coins. Leave it alone, I'd buy that anytime without a 3rd party opinion.

Twincam · July 31, 2008 1:01PM

Based on the pics, I don't believe any of the 3 will grade 67. And, as stated by a previous poster, they are not SMS. I believe the presentation as is would be worth more than having the 3 coins in PCGS plastic...JMHO.

Recent addition to my Kennedy Half Collection Closeups added

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