Went through 800 2009 Kennedy 50c's, submitted 3 and here's what I got....

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• DBSTrader2 Posts: 3,498 ✭✭✭✭

  February 27, 2009 9:18PM

  PM sent

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 27, 2009 11:16PM

  "Don't waste your time." Hmmmm So, because of your 'success' or lack thereof, it is automatically assumed that no one will do better??? Incredible...... Cheers, RickO

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• misterR Posts: 2,305 ✭✭

  February 27, 2009 11:52PM

  
  
  Thanks for the report Manorcourtman.
  
  The way the mint spews them out they probably made the entire 2009 production in a few days in January.
  (Like so many washers---I take that back, I've seen nicer washers!)
  Surprised you even made a MS67.
  
  
  
  

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• 19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭

  February 28, 2009 1:38AM

  The D's are pretty bad!

  I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.
  
  
  
  The name is LEE!

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• Twincam Posts: 814 ✭✭

  February 28, 2009 2:53AM

  
  
  << <i>The D's are pretty bad! >>
  
  
  This was also the case for the business strikes in 2007 and 2008

  Dave
  COMPLETE KENNEDY VARIETY SET, CIRCULATION STRIKES AND PROOFS
  1964 MINT SET
  
  
  

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• FullStepJeffs Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭

  February 28, 2009 3:07AM

  I've said this before and I'll say it again... as long as the mint only makes satin finish coins and not any true business strikes for the mint sets, forget about making very many true business strike top pops.
  
  I've stopped looking... it just isn't worth it.
  
  Sorry about your luck...
  
  Steve
  
  

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• TwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,607 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 28, 2009 4:12AM

  Last high grade Kennedy I bought from the mint was MS 64.
  Thanks to Mr Eureka, I learned to grade some things myself.
  God bless the inventor of the 2x2 flip and flat stapler.

  ``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5

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• Manorcourtman Posts: 8,188 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 28, 2009 4:30AM

  
  
  << <i>"Don't waste your time." Hmmmm So, because of your 'success' or lack thereof, it is automatically assumed that no one will do better??? Incredible...... Cheers, RickO >>
  
  
  
  Hey Genius, if you are looking for high grade material your chances are slim to none....that's my point, Incredible........ edited to add a wink

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• 19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭

  February 28, 2009 6:37AM

  
  
  << <i>I've said this before and I'll say it again... as long as the mint only makes satin finish coins and not any true business strikes for the mint sets, forget about making very many true business strike top pops.
  
  I've stopped looking... it just isn't worth it.
  
  Sorry about your luck...
  
  Steve >>
  
  
  
  I may order anothyer bag a week or so before the uncirculated sets come out and that way, if I happen across a nice high grade Kennedy, I won't have to get into a "but this isn;t a satin finish coin" match with PCGS.
  
  The satin finish sets play major havoc with those that do search for high grade business strikes ragardless of denomination.

  I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning.
  
  
  
  The name is LEE!

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• nicetoning42107 Posts: 1,162

  February 28, 2009 12:18PM

  
  
  << <i>
  
  << <i>I've said this before and I'll say it again... as long as the mint only makes satin finish coins and not any true business strikes for the mint sets, forget about making very many true business strike top pops.
  
  I've stopped looking... it just isn't worth it.
  
  Sorry about your luck...
  
  Steve >>
  
  
  
  I may order anothyer bag a week or so before the uncirculated sets come out and that way, if I happen across a nice high grade Kennedy, I won't have to get into a "but this isn;t a satin finish coin" match with PCGS.
  
  The satin finish sets play major havoc with those that do search for high grade business strikes ragardless of denomination. >>
  
  
  
  This is a really good point. I've heard horror stories where business strikes come back mistakenly labelled as Satin Finish.

  A lie told often enough becomes the truth. ~Vladimir Lenin

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• misterR Posts: 2,305 ✭✭

  February 28, 2009 12:52PM

  
  
  Yes, that happened to me several times with 1965, 1966 and 1967 Kennedys that I found in bank-wrapped rolls.
  
  Very frustrating and costly.
  
  

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• keets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 28, 2009 9:52PM

  the topic of this thread highlights all that is bad about the TPG idea and all the various off-shoots of that idea.

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• cladking Posts: 28,731 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 1, 2009 2:00AM

  
  
  << <i>the topic of this thread highlights all that is bad about the TPG idea and all the various off-shoots of that idea. >>
  
  
  
  
  I'm not sure I see your point.
  
  Everyone can't spend great amounts of time and effort keeoing
  each of his collections up to date so they prefer to simply buy a
  coin. It's really always been this way. If a collector in Maine want-
  ed a '16-D dime he had little choice but to pay a premium for it.
  
  The big change is that in 1916 there wasn't that much difference
  between one dime and another so people didn't care as much.
  Now the difference is huge and they do care.

  tempus fugit extra philosophiam.

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