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<p>[QUOTE="WingedLiberty, post: 1305485, member: 26030"]Great posts and answers GBouton and Georgio! I think you hit the nail on the head -- that actually makes sense to me. </p><p><br /></p><p>Although I have to admit as a kid collector of Kennedy Halfs back then, the 1968-D was no more special to me than the 1967 or the 1969-D. Though I can see how the movement of the mintmark from the reverse to the obverse in 1968 might have tickled someones fancy -- and there was that 4 year gap in D mint kennedy's from 1964 to 1968. 1968 also started a short P mint gap. To me the biggest news of 1968 was the restarting of the Proof Sets and the S mint Kennedy's. </p><p><br /></p><p>Georgio, fantastic MS67 Kennedy!!! That is gorgeous!!!!!!!! Thanks for posting that. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also on your population reports, that's really interesting. So the MS66 1969-D is ONLY 3 times rarer than the MS66 1968-D (1968-D population of 284 coins, 1969-D population of 92 coins) ... which does not justify a 20x price difference!</p><p><br /></p><p>Investor Alert!!! ... Buy all the PCGS graded MS66 1968-D Kennedy's you can find at $12 ... They seem to me to be a near sure bet to go up in value. </p><p><br /></p><p>Based on the statistics, I would guess fair market value of the PCGS MS66 1968-D should be closer to $90 (or 1/3rd of the value of the MS66 1969-D) rather than $12. (By the way, I am guessing things are running in this direction rather than the other way, where all other MS66 Kennedy's are overpriced since it's the singular 1968-D that is the outlier here. Then again who knows, maybe all the other dates ARE overpriced!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="WingedLiberty, post: 1305485, member: 26030"]Great posts and answers GBouton and Georgio! I think you hit the nail on the head -- that actually makes sense to me. Although I have to admit as a kid collector of Kennedy Halfs back then, the 1968-D was no more special to me than the 1967 or the 1969-D. Though I can see how the movement of the mintmark from the reverse to the obverse in 1968 might have tickled someones fancy -- and there was that 4 year gap in D mint kennedy's from 1964 to 1968. 1968 also started a short P mint gap. To me the biggest news of 1968 was the restarting of the Proof Sets and the S mint Kennedy's. Georgio, fantastic MS67 Kennedy!!! That is gorgeous!!!!!!!! Thanks for posting that. Also on your population reports, that's really interesting. So the MS66 1969-D is ONLY 3 times rarer than the MS66 1968-D (1968-D population of 284 coins, 1969-D population of 92 coins) ... which does not justify a 20x price difference! Investor Alert!!! ... Buy all the PCGS graded MS66 1968-D Kennedy's you can find at $12 ... They seem to me to be a near sure bet to go up in value. Based on the statistics, I would guess fair market value of the PCGS MS66 1968-D should be closer to $90 (or 1/3rd of the value of the MS66 1969-D) rather than $12. (By the way, I am guessing things are running in this direction rather than the other way, where all other MS66 Kennedy's are overpriced since it's the singular 1968-D that is the outlier here. Then again who knows, maybe all the other dates ARE overpriced!)[/QUOTE]
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