2009 Kennedy Half Dollar Production Increased for Collectors
Demand for the 2009 Kennedy Half Dollar has pushed their mintages higher, September coin production and recent US Mint sales figures seem to indicate.
While the US Mint no longer makes Kennedy Half Dollars for general circulation, they do offer circulating strikes in bags and rolls for coin collectors.
Demand has not been blazingly strong for these in past years. In 2008, the Mint struck 1.7 million in Denver and in Philadelphia, for a total of 3.4 million. The amount was sufficient to cover collector purchases with several thousand left over, as the following table highlights:
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Coin Production Down in September, US Virgin Island Quarter Mintages Known
The United States Mint on Monday released the latest circulating coin production figures through to September 2009.
US Mint Circulating Coin Production in September 2009
| Denver | Philadelphia | Total | |
| 2009 Lincoln Cents | 74,000,000 | 19,200,000 | 93,200,000 |
| Jefferson Nickels | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Dimes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quarters | 24,400,000 | 3,800,000 | 27,800,000 |
| Kennedy Half Dollars | 200,000 | 0 | 200,000 |
| Native American $1 | 10,080,000 | 10,080,000 | 20,160,000 |
| Presidential $1s | 12,460,000 | 28,140,000 | 40,600,000 |
| Total | 120,740,000 | 61,220,000 | 181,960,000 |
In summary, the tallies reveal:
US Virgin Islands quarters have earned the lowest total mintage title for any 2009 quarter-dollar
The 2009-P US Virgin Islands quarter has the lowest mintage of any Philadelphia struck quarter
The US Mint facility at Denver in September was much busier than Philadelphia's
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No additional Jefferson nickels or Roosevelt dimes were made
- There was a significant monthly drop in 2009 Lincoln cents and quarters
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US Mint Braille Education Set Debut
It has been the Fall week for commemorative news from the US Mint. On Monday it added the Lincoln Coin & Chronicles Set to its online store in preparation for an Oct. 15 debut, and it just announced next week's release of the United States Mint Braille Education Set.
The set includes an uncirculated Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar with special packaging that has genuine Braille text -- a first time event for the US Mint, much like the silver dollar is the first ever coin with readable Braille.
The set will be issued Thursday, Oct 8, at noon Eastern Time for a price of $44.95. Sales are limited to a maximum of 25,000 and a further order limit of one (1) per household will be enforced.
These limits invite the question, will the education set sell out? The previously mentioned Lincoln Chronicles Set has a 50,000 max limit. Many expect those will fall to collector demand on the first day of issue. There is supportive reasoning. Lincoln silver dollars sold out earlier in the year to the tune of 325,00 proof and 125,000 uncirculated. That happened in just over six weeks. 50,000 actually had to be held in reserve for the chronicles set.
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