2009 Kennedy half dollar

I bought the 2008 rolls, but don't think they are going to appreciate much in price in our life time.

 

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2009 kennedy half - 32,244 set sold.

 

2008 kennedy half - 33,413 set/2 roll or using 1,336,500 coins.
2009 kennedy half - 32,244 set/2 roll or using 1,289,760 coins.
both year total mintage is identical at 1,700,000 (P) and 1,700,000 (D).
note: that's the lowest mintage of all denominations. and yet no body notice it and keep buying other denominations.

here are the break out for two years:
2008 dollar - 488,980,000
2009 dollar - 322,980,000 (not final)

2008 half $ - 3,400,000
2009 half $ - 3,400,000

2008 quarter - 2,438,200,000
2009 quarter --- 481,400,000 (not final)

2008 dime - 1,050,500,000
2009 dime --- 146,000,000 (not final)

2008 nickel - 640,560,000
2009 nickel -- 86,640,000 (not final)

2008 cent - 5,419,200,000
2009 cent - 1,646,400,000 (not final)

 

latest kennedy half mint roll:
32,604 roll

 

2009 kennedy roll set - 32,992

 

Elaine,
You appear to be the expert on this, so I'm hoping you can clear something up for me. I see so many different explanations that my head is going to explode if I don't just ask the question and get a straight answer!
Well, not really a question per se, but is my information here correct?

Beginning in 2002, the mint stopped producing Kennedy halves for general circulation. They were only available in special mint rolls and bags, as well as the uncirculated sets. Proofs were available only in the proof sets.

Starting in 2005, while still not made for circulation, the ones placed in the uncirculated mint sets were of the new satin finish coins. The ones in the rolls and bags were the regular business strike.

Also since 2005, the mintage total produced is the combined total of both satin and business strike, meaning that each type of coin is then generally "more rare".
So, in 2008, each mint produced 1.7 million halves, part of which were satin finished and part of which were business strike.

Is that generally correct information? Which is "rarer", the satin or the business strike? I figured it would be the satin, but the high graded business strikes seem to sell for a bunch more. Any idea why that is?

Thanks in advance, there is so much to learn!!!

 

high grade general circulation coins might be rarer than satin finish. cause the mint roll and bag composed of general circulation coins might have scratches and marks. it's hard to find a nice coin. where as the satin finish sets seem good for every coins.

2009 P - 1,700,000
2009 D - 1,900,000

 

Thanks, that does make sense.
The rest of my info was correct? Well, I suppose so or you would have said so! Good to know I have that straight.

Is there any place with good pictures of coins so that I can see a satin finish and a business strike side by side? I have the recent mint sets, but they don't say "satin finish" and I can't really tell what makes them "satin". They look like all my other coins...just better condition than the ones I got from banks.

 

only the first year look satin finish. the rest and their quality keep going down.

 

I took out my 2005, and do see the difference...less shiny.
So finding them in circulation, there really is no easy way to tell if it originally came from the mint set unless you really know what you're looking for?
On a side note, it really surprises me that I have found any in circulation. If people paid the premium to buy these things to begin with, why just dump them off at a bank?

 

Those rotten kids....they've gotten into my collection again.....

 

even the collectors rarely mention the kennedy half dollar. i think the half dollar is still the best of all.

 

2009s graded proof 70 DCAM registry halves have been selling for a few hundred in auctions lately.

 

i think you got some 2009 mint rolls. isn't it?. i got 5 set too. but will it be 2008 is better?.

 

yes, two P & two D kennedy halves from the Mint.

 

did you send them for slab?. if so. what is the result?.

 

no, i didn't send them. i will keep these sealed in the boxes a while.

 

oh mine is also not open yet. and might not open it for years. how can we look at them?.

 

nano-bots with video capabilities maybe...

 

i don't understand this wonderful hobby that we like. and we can not even open the boxes. see and touch the coins. and play with it. and we have to keep them and protect them forever until we sell them.