Tags Kennedy Half Dollars

Back in the beginning of my coin collecting experience, the rarest Kennedy Half Dollar was the 1970-D. In fact, the Whitman folder I had for Kennedy Half Dollars had a covered hole in its spot with the note “Only in Mint Sets”. 1970 was the last year that half dollar […]

Rare Kennedy Half Dollar

March 28, 2018 in Coin Sets / My Collection tagged Kennedy Half Dollars by Kevin

When I started collecting coins, there were two known and they were both on Lincoln Cents: 1955 and 1972. Today, there are many more doubled die coins out there. So, today we’ll learn more about doubled dies. NOTE: Though some people call them “double die”, Numismatics will tell you the […]

Land of the Doubled Dies

January 3, 2018 in My Collection / Research tagged Coin Errors / Kennedy Half Dollars / Lincoln Cents by Kevin

1964 would introduce the Kennedy Half Dollar to honor President John F. Kennedy who was assassinated on November 22, 1963. This would be the only year that the Kennedy Half Dollar would be composed of 90% silver in circulation. The Coinage Act of 1965 would take silver out of dimes and […]

1964 Kennedy Half Dollar

December 12, 2017 in Coin Sets / My Collection tagged Kennedy Half Dollars / Silver Coins / Silver Half Dollars by Kevin

Back in the 1980’s, I would go to the bank and buy 2 or 3 rolls of half dollars. At $10 per roll, it wasn’t too much. The purpose of this was to find silver coins. Sometimes I would be successful and find 1964 Kennedy Half Dollars which are 90% […]

Coin Roll Hunters

December 3, 2017 in Coin Sets / Investing tagged Jefferson Nickels / Kennedy Half Dollars / Lincoln Memorial Cents / Wheat Cents by Kevin

Until recently, I put change on the table or the top of a cabinet, and sometimes forget to keep them and end up including them with my regular change. D’oh! Well, I found a plastic box and decided to use that for change I don’t want to spend. Here are […]

My Change Box

November 18, 2017 in My Collection / New Coins tagged Buffalo Nickels / Foreign Coins / Jefferson Nickels / Kennedy Half Dollars / Lincoln Cents / Roosevelt Dimes / Silver Coins / Washington Quarters by Kevin

Nothing against the people displayed on the current US coins, but wouldn’t it be nice to see some new faces? Abraham Lincoln has been on the cent since 1909, Thomas Jefferson on the nickel since 1938, Franklin Roosevelt on the dime since 1946, George Washington on the quarter since 1932 and […]

Who Should Appear Next on a Coin?

March 7, 2017 in New Coins / Research tagged Jefferson Nickels / Kennedy Half Dollars / Lincoln Cents / Roosevelt Dimes / Washington Quarters by Kevin