Hey - US Mint - Regarding the 4 Coin Kennedy Sets

How do you look at the reverse of the Coins?

 

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You have to specifically ask for the REVERSE Four-Coin Kennedy Set.

Since most people don't realize this, I expect that set to be the biggest sleeper of the year. I'm counting on it to put my kids through college.

 

First you have to invite the Man of Steel over to your house and have him pry open the shipping container, and manage not to damage the OGP lying unbeknownst immediately below a few millimeters of micro-corrugated cardboard. Then, by prying out the coins, with something like a dull plastic knife, as if playing surgeon, so as not to dent the paper-board surrounding the faux-velvet coin capsule death-grip, you gingerly wedge and lift, wedge and lift, ala The Karate Kid training methods, until lift-off... President Kennedy rockets off into the air and crash-lands on the table or floor around you... What a thrilling experience it is to open this set...

And don't you just love that squishy plastic nub that supports the contraption they devised to present these coins? That poly-whatever-ish thing has got to be bad news for long term storage, prone to dry rot over time and perhaps gas-off things your coins ought not reside with. The overall poor OGP design is further exposed by the inclusion of the plastic-foam sheet inserted between the closed boards of the sets separating them from the possible denting-action of the coin capsules that could occur during shipping/storage. Bravo!

 

Even with the death grip the display case has on the coin, one of them was almost rotated 90% inside. Probably inserted incorrectly to begin with.

 

I finally pried them out. I was hoping NOT to have to do that.

BTW, the presentation folders are simply hideous. UGH!!

This was rather interesting tough:



I'd say "Struck through" but it looks more like it was a thin gouge with the gouged out material intact.

 

I had a hell of a time getting those little buggers out of their black death grip holders. Like I said in another thread, I am completely underwhelmed with the display "case" for this set. I do like the Reverse Proof! The other coins, well they're okay. Needless to say, I won't be ordering another set.

 

The Reverse Proof is the best coin from the three sets I ordered.
The Enhanced Uncirculated is the most questionable due to the die scratches in the fields.



And the striations created by the "Enhancement" dippling:

 

What you call 'die scratches" the Mint seems to think are marketable as "enhanced"!

 

Are you saying that that's on the coin? It looks like it's in the capsule -- it even appears to be casting a shadow or reflection on the coin's surface.

 

Yep, the reverse proofs are the best in my sets - all are 70's except one that has several carbon spots. The rest of the coins in the set are less/far less than 70's, with the "enhanced" being the worst. The enhanced ASE was beautiful, what happened to the Kennedy, where is the highly polished finish?

 

Very disappointed with the Philly proofs. Scratch on one, and barely makes muster on the second. I agree, the reverse proofs were the pick of the litter in both sets.........

 

Ken, are you returning yours for a refund or exchange?

 

Just a refund Chris.

 

All three of my Proofs" have a haze in the fields to varying degrees.

 

I'm satisfied with mine. The proof I got had a little piece of something inside the capsule, so I popped it out of the display pretty easily and then blew out the piece of debris and put the capsule back together. Otherwise, I'm pretty satisfied with it. I do agree that the capsules are hard to remove, but I pulled out my small electronics repair kit and used the broad plastic tool that you would use to get between layers of a phone or PDA and the capsule popped right out without issue or damage

 

The Denver coin (in the one set) looked like they didn't do a proper rinse when the planchet was washed. Whitish look to it in some places.

 

Hope ya used 'canned air'........

 

The Mint used to include a little ribbon for aid in extracting coin. Lately they just provide an access area that you insert your finger into to pry the coin out, but the tolerance for the holder is too tight. Perhaps they need to supply, or (gasp!) sell collectors a special tool for safely removing capsules from the OGP.

 

So you say it was improperly cleaned?

 

Kripes.......you could loose a fingernail.