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50C 1964
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NGC PF 69
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Proof 69 * Star.
An attractive coin with deep watery mirrors on both sides and frosty devices on the obverse.
I have always been partial to NGC Star designated coins.
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End of an era ! The1964 Kennedy Half Dollar was 90% Silver. The year 1964 marked the end of an era because the Silver content would be reduced to 40% in 1965 and remain that way until 1970. The Kennedy Half dollar of 1971 and following years would contain NO Silver at all, except for special collector issues of select years.
The year 1964 also marked the last year that the proof half dollars would be produced at the Philadelphia Mint , ending a long tradition. The year 1964 would be the last proof half dollar produced, until proof production resumed in San Francisco in 1968. The SMS ( Special Mint Sets ) would be produced in the interim.
I am a huge fan of NGC STAR coins and have attempted to include as many NGC STAR coins as possible in my collection. I believe that a beautiful coin with good eye appeal always trumps an average coin with merely a high numeric grade. A lot of the Star designated coins out there are greatly under- valued in my humble opinion.
It is surprisingly hard to find a 1964 Proof 69 STAR Kennedy Half Dollar at present. They bring a high premium and do not seem to stay on the market very long when one does show up.
Hoo-ray for NGC Star coins .
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| Ultra Cameo obverse. |
United States
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50C 1964
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NGC PF 66 CAMEO
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PROOF66 STAR CAMEO.
**** POPULATION RARITY ****
POPULATION IN PR66 STAR CAMEO IS **17 COINS**.
THIS IS A CASE WHERE THE MODEST NUMERIC GRADE ON THE HOLDER JUST DOESN'T TELL THE WHOLE STORY. FANTASTIC EYE APPEAL ON THIS COIN. STUNNING ULTRA CAMEO OBVERSE.
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| Cameo Accented Hair variety |
United States
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50C 1964 ACCENT HAIR
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NGC PF 67 CAMEO
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ACCENTED HAIR VARIETY.
PROOF 67 CAMEO.
NICE CLEAN AND SPOT FREE COIN.
THE ACCENTED HAIR VARIETY FOR 1964 IS NOTED FOR QULITY CONTROL ISSUES, MILK SPOTS BEING A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR THE ACCENTED HAIR COINS. THE MINT MUST HAVE BEEN IN A RUSH TO PRODUCE THE EALY STRIKES OF THE NEW KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR, JUDGING FROM THE QUALITY ISSUES FOUND IN THESE EARLIEST STRIKES. ANY ACCENTED HAIR KENNEDY THAT IS FREE OF MILK SPOTS IS VERY DESIREABLE AND SCARCE.
THE ACCENTED HAIR VARIETY IS OF COURSE A LOWER MINTAGE COIN, BUT PROBABLY NOT AS RARE AS IT IS SOMETIMES HYPED TO BE. THIS VARIETY IS VERY POPULAR WITH COLLECTORS AND HAS AN INTERESTING STORY BEHIND IT.
THE STORY BEHIND THIS COIN IS THAT WHEN MRS. KENNEDY WAS SHOWN THE EARLY VERSION OF THE HALF DOLLAR THAT HONORED HER LATE HUSBAND, SHE ALLEGEDLY OBJECTED TO SOME DESIGN DETAILS OF THE LATE PRESIDENTS HAIR. AS A RESULT, OR SO THE STORY GOES, PRODUCTION WAS HALTED AND SOME DESIGN FEATURES WERE MODIFIED. THE NGC EXPLORER WEBSITE SIMPLY SUGGESTS THAT THE ACCENTED HAIR DETAILS WERE ADDED TO CORRECT SOME MUSHY LOOKING DIE DETAILS. BUT NGC AGREES THAT THESE WERE OBVIOUSLY EARLY STRIKES OF THE 1964 ISSUE. SOME PEOPLE DATE THE ACCENTED HAIR VARIETY TO JANUARY, 1964.
HOW MANY COINS WILL YOU FIND IN THE COLLECTOR'S WORLD WHERE YOU MAY PINPOINT THE MONTH AND YEAR OF PRODUCTION? THAT PROBABLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE POPULARITY OF THIS VARIETY. NGC EXPLORER NOTES THE FACT THAT THIS VARIETY IS SCARCE IN CAMEO CONDITION.
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| Reverse-mounted toner. Rare star designation. |
United States
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50C 1964
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NGC MS 62
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Here is a case where the modest numeric grade on a slab belies the beauty and eye appeal of the coin in the slab.
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United States
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50C 1964
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NGC MS 64
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BLUE & GOLD KODACHROME KENNEDY.
NGC MS64.
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE NUMERIC GRADE ON A SLAB NOT TELLING THE WHOLE STORY.
HERE IS A COLOR TONED STUNNER WITH THE HUMBLE GRADE OF MS64.
COBALT BLUE AND A WARM SHADE OF GOLD. SOME SEA-GREEN , violet and gold can be found. A fun coin to study with the aid of a loop.
A star-worthy coin. This is an end roll coin. I own the coin from the other end of the same roll, and it did win a star from NGC.
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United States
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50C 1964 D
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PCGS MS 63
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1964-D KENNEDY HALF.
PCGS MS 63 GOLD SHIELD HOLDER.
Two seperate coins are displayed in this slot to show some nice color toning. Both reside in PCGS Gold Shield holders.
COIN ON LEFT - STUNNING COLOR TONED COIN FROM A WAYTE RAYMOND BOARD. THIS COIN IS INTERESTING IN THAT IT SHOWS SO MANY DIFFERENT COLORS, INCLUDING A ROSE SHADE. THE TONES REMIND ME OF AN OLDER 19TH CENTURY TYPE COIN THAT HAS RESIDED IN AN OLDER COLLECTION.
COIN ON RIGHT - AN INTERESTING COIN. SO MANY 1964 HALF DOLLARS WERE HOARDED THAT IT SEEMS 1964 IS THE MOST PROMISING DATE FOR OBTAINING A STUNNING TONER.
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| Rare star designation. |
United States
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50C 1964 D
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NGC MS 65
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A STUDY OF NGC STAR COINS
Two separate 1964-D coins are shown in keeping with my goal of showing some attractive coins. Both coins are from my collection & both are NGC Star coins. Coin on the right is a reverse mounted coin.
My main goal for this set has been to have a respectable set of coins and to display some coins that are interesting in some way. I didn't want to put together a set that looked like every other set in the registry. I hope that I have met my goal without appearing vain or obnoxious.
Have fun with your coins.
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*** Coin # 1 (COIN ON RIGHT) - MS65 STAR. ***
Vivid neon rainbow colors, reverse mounted coin.
One OF ONLY 11 COINS GRADED MS65 STAR FOR A 1964-D KENNEDY. THAT IS WILD! NGC SHOWS A POPULATION OF ONLY 11 COINS IN MS65 STAR. AMAZINGLY, NGC PRICE GUIDE SHOWS THE VALUE AT ONLY $42.00 ! I WOULD LIKE TO BUY ONE FOR ONLY $42.00 . HA.
*** Coin # 2 ( COIN ON LEFT ) - NGC STAR COIN ***
A different 1964-D NGC STAR COIN. Also color toned & from the Denver Mint.
NGC awarded a Star to this coin. Comparatively speaking, not very many 1964 half dollars have been awarded a Star designation. The graders at NGC seem to favor a half dollar with true full spectrum rainbow toning. This coin displays a deep navy blue on the rims radiating rainbow colors towards the center.
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CONGRESS VOTED TO END THE PRODUCTION OF THE FRANKLIN HALF DOLLAR AND BEGIN THE PRODUCTION OF THE KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR DUE TO THE NOVEMBER 22, 1963 ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY. BY LAW , THE FRANKLIN HALF DOLLAR WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE RUN UNTIL AT LEAST THE YEAR 1973 WITHOUT THE INTERVENTION OF CONGRESS.
THE 1964 KENNEDY HALF WAS THE LAST OF THE TRADITIONAL 90% SILVER HALF DOLLARS. THE SILVER CONTENT WAS REDUCED TO 40% SILVER BEGINNING IN 1965, AND THE SILVER WAS COMPLETELY ELIMINATED BEGINNING IN 1971. THE 1964 KENNEDY HALF WAS THE ONLY KENNEDY TO DISPLAY THE DENVER MINT MARK ON THE REVERSE OF THE COIN.
THE KENNEDY HALF DOLLARS OF 1965, 1966 AND 1967 DISPLAYED NO MINT MARKS AT ALL, REGARDLESS OF WHICH MINT PRODUCED THEM. MINTMARKS RETURNED IN 1968, WITH THE MINTMARKS NOW MOVED TO THE OBVERSE OF THE COIN, WHERE IT HAS REMAINED TO THIS DAY.
MOST KENNEDY HALF COLLECTORS FIND THAT THE DENVER MINTED COINS WERE TYPICALLY BAGGY, WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF NICKS & DINGS ON THE COINS. 1964-D KENNEDY HALF DOLLARS ARE SCARCER IN GEM THAN THEIR PHILADELPHIA MINTED COUNTERPARTS. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THE DENVER MINT PRODUCED A SMALL NUMBER OF PL (PROOF-LIKE ) KENNEDY HALF DOLLARS, MOST NOTABLY IN 1970.
THE 1964 KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR WAS THE MOST HOARDED COIN IN AMERICAN NUMISMATIC HISTORY. AS A RESULT, THE 1964 KENNEDY IS ESPECIALLY COMMON IN UNCIRCULATED CONDITION, MOST OF WHICH ARE VERY BAG-MARKED. THERE MUST BE HUNDREDS OF BEAUTIFULLY TONED 1964 KENNEDY HALF DOLLARS OUT THERE DUE TO THE HOARDING OF THIS COIN. SOMETIMES A COIN THAT RESIDED IN AN ALBUM FOR DECADES WOULD TONE BEAUTIFULLY.
I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT THERE ARE SURPRISINGLY FEW (ONLY ABOUT 35 ) STAR DESIGNATED 1964-D KENNEDY HALF DOLLARS CERTIFIED BY NGC AT THIS TIME. THE NGC CENSUS SHOWS ABOUT 35 STAR DESIGNATED 1964-d COINS (TOTAL) OUT OF 13.OOO + COINS CERTIFIED IN ALL GRADES. NGC OBVIOUSLY HAS SET THE BAR VERY HIGH . GIVEN SUCH A LOW POPULATION OF 1964-D BUSINESS STRIKES BEING AWARDED A STAR DESIGNATION, IT WOULD SEEM ANY STAR 1964 KENNEDY HALF BUSINESS STRIKE SHOULD BE A GOOD VALUE AND HIGHLY UNDER-RATED .
I HAVE DEPICTED 2 DIFFERENT 1964-D COINS IN KEEPING WITH THE GOAL OF THIS SET TO DISPLAY SOME NICELY COLOR TONED COINS. ONE OF THE FRUSTRATIONS OF COLLECTING COINS IS THAT SOMETIMES THE SCARCITY OR CONDITION RARITY OF A COIN IS NOT REWARDED IN THE REGISTRY POINTS OR DOLLAR VALUE ASSIGNED TO THAT COIN. HERE IS A COUPLE OF CASES IN POINT. I'M NOT GRIPING, JUST SAYING . . .
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United States
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50C 1964
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NGC MS 64
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MS64 Star
I REALLY ENJOY THOSE KODACHROME COLORFUL KENNEDY HALF DOLLARS !
GIVEN SOME OF THE PRICES NICELY TONED MORGAN DOLLARS COMMAND, THIS SERIES CAN BE A BARGAIN IN COMPARISON. I BELIEVE MANY OF THESE COLORFUL EARLY KENNEDY HALF DOLLARS ARE GREATLY UNDERVALUED IN THE MARKET PLACE.
THE PHILEDELPHIA MINT PRODUCED 273 MILLION OF THESE COINS TO MEET THE MASSIVE PUBLIC DEMAND FOR THEM. VERY FEW OF THESE COINS EVEN SAW CIRCULATION. MOST WERE SAVED AND HOARDED.
THE 1964 KENNEDY WAS HOARDED BY COLLECTORS.TO AN EXTENT NEVER SEEN BEFORE. THIS WAS THE ONLY CIRCULATION STRIKE KENNEDY THAT WAS 90% SILVER.
DUE TO THE MASSIVE PRODUCTION AND HOARDING OF THE 1964 ISSUE, NICELY COLOR TONED COINS MIGHT BE FOUND MORE OFTEN THAN COINS FROM LATER YEARS. EVEN SO, NICELY TONED COINS ARE SPECIAL AND SCARCE.
1964 MINT STATE COINS WITH A STAR DESIGNATION ARE RARER THAN HEN'S TEETH, RELATIVE TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COINS GRADED BY NGC FOR THE LAST 30 PLUS YEARS. NGC seems to be a little stingy in awarding a STAR designation to a 1964 business strike for some reason. I guess NGC deems it beneficial to be conservative in issuing grades. If you have an NGC STAR graded early business strike half dollar you had better hang on to it!
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United States
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50C 1964 D
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NGC MS 64
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POPULATION 6.
NGC IS FRUGAL IN AWARDING A STAR TO A 1964 KENNEDY HALF FOR SOME REASON. AT THE PRESENT TIME THIS IS 1 OF ONLY 6 IN THIS GRADE FOR A 1964-D KENNEDY. MS 64 STAR .
THIS KENNEDY DISPLAYS ALL THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW , WHICH UNDOUBTEDLY EARNED IT THE STAR DESIGNATION.
IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THE OFFICIAL NGC PRICE GUIDE VALUE FOR A MS64 STAR IS $23.00. GOOD LUCK FINDING ONE AT THAT PRICE !!
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United States
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50C 1964
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NGC MS 63
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STAR KENNEDY.
I like any coin that displays cobalt blue toning. Sometimes that type of toning will progress from a sea green at the edges into a cobalt blue, then fade into a violet tone Someone in the grading room at NGC must have shared the same taste in toning as I do. This coin rated a STAR designation.
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