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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tim C, post: 2364448, member: 71569&quot;]You are the one that said <b>“I honestly believe these Trans. Reverse coins should be considered a major die variety worth much more investigation.”</b>&nbsp; All I’m saying is that the subject has already been looked at (investigated) and the 1964 Proof Kennedy ODV-002 / RDV-001 carries no premium then a ODV-002 / RDV-002 unless it happens to be one of the recognized Doubled Dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also noticed you stated earlier that <b>“When Jackie stopped production of accented hair obverse design, those many extra rev. dies were probably recycled into the new Kennedy design.”</b>&nbsp; I assume you are talking about Mrs. Jackie Kennedy, there is no evidence to support this myth, to the contrary if you believe John Roberts (who designed the obverse of the Kennedy half dollar) when he and Treasurer Dillon met with Mrs. J. Kennedy and Attorney General R. Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy wanted more accents and less of a part in the hair which Roberts modified and after approval from Treasure Secretary Dillon he started making the Proof dies.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>“It is my guess that when more collectors (like myself) become aware of these, they will become a must have item and therefore become more valuable in higher grades. Just my opinion!”</b>&nbsp; I hope you have a long time horizon in mind for I doubt there will be any premium in these die marriages in mine or your life time (they are just too common and minted by a large number of dies).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>19Lyds answered you on this comment but I would like to add the following.&nbsp; I have been studying Kennedy half dollars for a few decades now, the past twelve years quite extensively with my son and a few other collectors. Most of the obverse and reverse die changes over the years need a loupe to distinguish them apart.&nbsp; But you say that these 1964 Proof ODV-002 / ODV-001 will become a must have item and therefore become more valuable in higher grades”?</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are looking for premiums in value, stick with DDOs and DDRs, and regardless of what you say, MOST collectors DO agree with me on this one.&nbsp; Feel free to check past auction on Heritage or Great Collections on prices paid for some of these Kennedy half dollars DDOs and DDR <b>“mint errors which I can’t even see without a loop.”&nbsp; </b>The prices will probably surprise you (I&#039;m talking $1,500 - $4,800 for not even top pops).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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