It's no secret to this forum that I am a PCGS Registry Set Kennedy Half collector. Some of the top collectors choose to display their coins, while others choose the PCGS option that shows your ranking for individual collections, but not the exact makeup of that collection. I respect both choices, and there are pros and cons to each. But we have a pretty good idea who has what ... Anyway, the one piece I need to complete the PCGS Basic Variety Set is a 1972-D No FG, FS-901, a super-tough one. I was really quiet and hush-hush when I saw one come up on Teletrade, in XF45. Now think about this ... an ordinary circulated Kennedy half of an issue that is not particularly rare (except for the missing designer's initials), in pretty worn condition for a Kennedy half. I bid $360, with the juice that would be $414. The winning bid was $380 :crying: Congratulations CC, you know who you are. Perhaps another day ... now four of the top five sets are 100% complete. Guess who's still looking? :hail:
I feel your excitement and pain. Your excitement when you first saw it on Teletrade when you heart started pounding and your pain when you realized you let it get away from you. Just keep the faith, keep looking and one day your ship will come in.
Start searching some rolls. I got 3 or 4 no FG of different dates (have to check if 1 of them is a 72D) so far and only went through about $15K in halves. Hope you can sneak up on one and noone else sees it.
i know its tough. i have had that happen before. getting sniped at the last second. gl trying to find another:thumb:
I still kick myself for not bidding more on a seated dollar a year or two ago. Still don't have one to this day.
Oh man, I feel your pain. It has yet to happen to me with coinage but I have come up close and lost on a few occasions. The absolute worst was when I was watching something (that normally sells for a lot) to see if it would go high, and then forgot to bid. It went for the lowest price I've ever seen it go for. I did eventually get one (though I had to pay more!) and I hope you will get your Kennedy as well.
Sorry to hear about your loss - at least you tried. Been a couple of times I did not bid and was suprised by what the coin sold for. Doesn't mean I would have won, but I will never know.
This is the one that got away for me. I was busy at the time raising two yunnungs and wasn't paying much attention to my collection at that point. It would have been worth paying the steep price and selling the gold coins the following week just to get the ASE. Still crying...:crying: 1995-W Proof American Silver Eagle The 1995-W Proof Silver Eagle is the key date coin of the series. The coin has a mintage of only 30,125 pieces, which is extraordinarily low for such a popular and widely collected modern series. The coin was produced and sold only as part of the 10th Anniversary American Eagle Five Coin Set. This set included the four 1995-W Proof Gold Eagle coins in 1 oz, 1/2 oz, 1/4 oz, and 1/10 oz sizes, along with the 1995-W Proof Silver Eagle. This set was limited to 45,000 units and originally sold for $999.00 per set. A total of 30,125 sets were sold. The US Mint did produce and sell a separate 1995 Proof Silver Eagle which was offered for $23.00, but this coin carried the "P" mint mark. This regular issue coin had a mintage of 407,822, which was typical for the coin at the time. When the dust settled, the 1995-W Proof Silver Eagle emerged as a fortuitous rarity for anyone who purchased the expensive set. The key date Silver Eagle sells for about $3,000 currently. This is actually more than the current cost for the other four gold coins originally included in the set. Coins graded PCGS PR70DCAM or NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo sometimes sell for over $10,000 each.
Thanks for sharing that information elaine. Now I have gone from crying to thoughts of suicide. :headbang: But seriously.... I keep wondering if the mint will offer another coin along with a set of gold coins that will rise to the value of the '96 ASE? I'll buy 10 of them this time around. I bought 5 of the 20th Anniv. ASE sets and they have increased a good deal in value but nothing like the '96 ASE. I keep hoping though....:bow:
Moen: I know how you feel. The set was about $1,000 at the time, I tried to talk my wife into buying 5 sets. (yes, I really did) but I know that if I had pushed I could have convinced her. Instead I passed. And, the rest, as they say is history.
I was watching that auction and had even considered bidding until I saw where it was at! I lucked out on buying a roll of 72-D's and an MS63 No FG popped out! I have had "zero" luck in finding any others so I'm thinking that this is one tough puppy to find! BTW, I was thinking of going as high as $75 on the Teletrade coin since the PCGS price guide lists the MS63 at only $85! Is there something wrong with that picture or were there two eager bidders on Teletrade??
I too passed on that 1995 Anniversary Set offering because $999 was simply out of my range of justification! Never again though...........
Keep up with your search and eventually you'll hit paydirt. I have never looked at my Kennedys for varieties. Maybe it's time to check.
