Kennedy halves typically bore the snot outta me, but I needed a type coin and it’s from my birthyear.
I remember that when these first appeared, some thought that Gilroy Robert's initials (underside of Kennedy's neck) was a communist hammer and sickle.
I thought it was some kind of weird twisted wire attachment, as though to mount the head on a mannequin. (Bear in mind I was six or seven years old at the time and knew nothing about coins OR mannequins.)
Yep. No matter what grade you get, it still looks just like him, lol. Just joking. To be doing something, I completed the set from 1964-2025. But, the most important thing I took away from your post, the year you were born is the year I graduated high school, lol!
I'm old and slow. Guess that could look like it took me that long to complete the set. But, I didn't hurry. I worked on the set for a couple of years. Found a few proofs that had gotten into the circulating group, and found a 1987 D that was mint set only, if I remember right, but I was missing several common dates that weren't circulating in my area. I saw an opportunity to buy a group of uncirculated coins that covered all the ones I was missing and then some, so that's what I did. That was in 2025. So I just completed that set. Still not excited about the design, but glad I completed it since 2025 was the last year, I guess? If they start back with the Kennedy Half in 2027, I don't plan on picking it back up. I'll let 2025 end it for me.
