Many many years ago I obtained what I believed to be a BU roll of 1964 Kennedy Halves. Seeing that the coins on both ends were very much blackened I just put them away figuring they were just wrong. Recently I was watching this channel that warned me about scams of this type. So I opened the roll.. lo and behold the coins on the inside gleamed practically white. Now I feel bad about opening the roll and wonder the best plan to store these as well as they were in a now ripped roll. Did I ruin the value by opening it up? I imagine getting these graded will be too expensive for me now but selling them raw would just get me spot. Thanks for listening to my story
@glaciermi/ Pics. Please> I would put them in Nice "do it yourself" slabs. I don't think that you hurt the value at all. Look for errors??
Unfortunately 1964 was one of the highest mintages on record for US coinage. That said All series from a cent to half dollar were produced to a point that the dies were used until they exploded. You virgin roll of 1964 P, or D mints carries very little premium over spot. I was fortunate as a kid my father worked at the Federal Reserve. He came home with a few rolls the March night before their release to the public. I would of liked to believe that those would carry a premium, but the only value is spot, unless the coins are near perfect in condition. And knowing the series they most probably are not. Now as another member has suggested....I self slab and perhaps give them away to closr family members to keep your treasure in the family...as well share in the story behinde owing them.
No, you didn’t ruin the value. I would just run down to your coin dealer or bookstore and pick up a plastic tube coin holder and store them in that.
Also since the roll is opened and falling apart,sesrch for some RPM's.I really don't see any interesting doubled dies but a few nice clearly visible RPM's exist with a few dozen others. http://www.varietyvista.com/12 Kennedy Halves/RPMs 1964D.htm
Potty to be perfectly honest hunting those varieties is pretty much a waste of time. Yes true there are some to be found.....the trouble is no one wants them! Or no one wants to,pay for them, as there's so many they can find them themselves. As a variety collector I have learned to hunt the varieties that will pay off. I know personally 20 plus dealers , I have just about horse traded with each one of them. None of the 20 are interested in varieties unless they are well known. 37 D Buffalo 3 legger...etc...as an example. Granted they are fun to hunt....and one learns...but as a profit those have littlevto no interest. Old guides did post interest ratings on a variety. One other tid bit that this collector didn't know or understand the terminology. On the slab its listed as a "minor variety" now you know its not a minor find its a huge find. How they came up with this Im still wondering 'minor variety' means to,pcgs you need a 5x to see it....im like what? Im like to my vocabulary: minor means =" less" not one needs a loop. According to the tpg minor varieity means one needs a 5 x or more to see the variety.
The ends were probably toned for how it was stored. Since it’s now opened you should just put the coins in a PVC free plastic tube or each coin in its own flip.
There's still new Kennedy collectors popping up all the time that need a BU 1964 for their album. It's a popular series. Little premium, yes, but I bet they would sell quickly if sold individually.
64 Kennedy's are good for learning about DDOs and RPMs since there are quite a few of them out there. Even if they have little value, the search is good for YNs or anyone interested in learning more about the die making process and the resulting varieties. The knowledge gained can be worth far more than the value of the coins. But of course if you don't care about varieties it would be just a waste of time unless you found some of the more interesting ones.
