2004 S Kennedy Halves

Rats! It seems everyone else gets lucky buy me. I live in a small community in North Carolina. I have read that several (if not many) have been able to go to the bank and get halves. I went to our Credit Union which is 20 miles from where I live, and asked if I could "buy" any halves they had. I was told that the only halves they had came from customer's deposits. I did get one half, dirty and scratched. I also got a "gold" quarter, which I am sure was "coated."

 

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Try another bank. In 20 miles you should have a few.

 

How does this happen?

Does the Fed/Mint release Proofs they get stuck with back-to-the-wild after sitting on them for some years?

 

Dang!! Hook nice haul!!!! I bet you got someone’s coins that dumbed! May even be stolen !! You got lucky!!

 

You couldn’t wait could you!!! Lol. I would thinking about those rolls all day and night until I opened them!!

 

It's not the mint. Many dealers and collectors bust up proof sets. Some stuff gets put back into circulation.

 

This article explains what the US Mint does with it's unsold numismatic products:
https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-c...pouse-gold-coins-wrongly-sent-for-destruction

 

That's a nice find. I was curious, are all 'S' mint proofs silver? Never really focused too much on collecting proof coins except for a few of the state quarters.

 

Thomas would you mind posting again if you have a more relevant content? Thank you.

 

Read it again.

 

The gold coin is plated, no extra value, but let's see a photo.

 

@Brina. This is an older article with more thorough details but it's still in effect today. The US Mint no longer uses Pitney Bowes, as explained in the first article.
https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/ever-wonder-what-happens-to-unsold-u-s-mint-p.html

 

Not all S Mint Proof Kennedy Halves are silver. The Proof sets can be purchased in Clad sets or 90% Silver sets. (Half dollar, Quarter, Dime, are 90% silver).

 

they are not always silver. the 2004 Kennedy's were NIFC and all were minted as proofs. however, that year they had silver and clad examples, both bearing the S for San Francisco. mine were just clad.

 

Now thars a good one. Nice fishing

 

Crimped.

 

Thanks for the correction.

 

Huh

 

Tuck the roll away. They have proofs on both ends.

 

Very lucky. That’s a GREAT find.