Comments on: 2014 50th Anniversary Kennedy Sets are $9.95 and $99.95

By: bobby

bobby — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 23:31:49 +0000

ordered online the 28th got them today the 31first fastes I have ever received anything from the mint.
has anybody herd about a error with the 50th clad set. the hair below the R?

By: Mike Unser (CoinNews.net)

Mike Unser (CoinNews.net) — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:54:50 +0000

The silver coin collection is due out Oct. 28. Last week we stopped by the San Francisco Mint to watch enhanced uncirculated silver half-dollars getting made. We’ll publish photos of them soon.

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:47:38 +0000

Any word on a release date for the 4-coin collection?

By: Shawn

Shawn — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 14:10:26 +0000

Well, this smacks of the same play made on the HOF coins. Release at the ANA convention in August,will the marketeers make out like bandits once again? It will all come down to mintage limits and household limits.
The four coin release is going to be VERY popular.
Hey Mike, any info on the mintage numbers and limits yet?

By: Oleguy55

Oleguy55 — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 01:05:45 +0000

Excellent article Mike Unser !

Curious on mintage limits & if the mint’s website will be able to handle the traffic

I’ll likely buy two sets, unless household limits are 1 set.

Please comment & thanks to coinnews.net

By: RonnieBGood

RonnieBGood — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 18:55:20 +0000

I agree.
Let the numbers speak for themselves as it did for the baseball coins and other issues in the past:
Keeping the Limits for Gold and Silver Kennedy coins at 5 per household will work well for both collectors and dealers.
A mintage limit of 100,000 for the Gold is better than 50,000 (for the baseball coin issue) and gives collectors more of a chance at a coin and keeps demand in the secondary market high.
A mintage limit of 400,000 for the Silver coins will sell out and keep interest high.
Again, let the numbers speak for themselves:
Clad coins are not in high demand by most collectors. While they serve a purpose of giving those with smaller pocketbooks a chance the key again is mintage. Keep it low. A mintage of 400,000 or less will keep some interest in the secondary market. High mintages of 750,000 or more (with total mintage across all offerings) doom the Value and Demand for these issues in the secondary market.

By: JimmyD

JimmyD — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 15:15:53 +0000

The mint should limit sales to 5 per household on silver and gold sets and keep the mintages levels low. A limit of 100,000 for the gold and silver would help the values of the sets rise quickly.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 03:18:11 +0000

I wonder how the Mint will handle limits- by household quantity or by time window. Any opinion on which is better?

Anecdotally I placed 3 separate orders for baseball coins. The first arrived only yesterday. Seems like when the Mint hits a home run, they have a hard time handling success… e.g. Website and fulfillment.

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