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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tim C, post: 2103136, member: 71569&quot;]You are assuming that PCGS is correct in their classification of the 1998-S silver “Matte” Kennedy.&nbsp; Until a few collectors complained to PCGS, PCGS had classified all of the 50th Anniversary Kennedy half dollars as Commemoratives and not part of the Kennedy series (so I will assume that PCGS isn’t always correct).&nbsp; PCGS doesn’t even consider the 1998-S “Matte” Kennedy as part of a basic collection and only has a slot for it when you get into the Variety Sets.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now, NGC classifies and requires the 1998-S silver “Matte” in their basic Kennedy Proof Set.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The U.S. Mint doesn’t clarify one way or the other regarding if the 1998-S “Matte” Kennedy is a Proof or Uncirculated coin.&nbsp; All the “Certificate of Authenticity” that came with the two coin set says:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>“Uncirculated Robert F. Kennedy Silver Dollar”</b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>“Matte Finish John F. Kennedy Silver Half Dollar”</b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Is NGC or PCGS correct on which side of the Kennedy series (Proof or Uncirculated) that the 1998-S silver “Matte” should be located?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If&nbsp; NGC is correct, then the 1998-S “Matte” could be considered as the Type III with the 1998-S Clad Proof being Type I and the 1998-S Silver Proof being Type II.&nbsp; If PCGS is correct and the 1998-S “Matte” is uncirculated then it would be the only uncirculated 1998 bearing the “S” mint mark (regardless of metal content) so why does PCGS only have this coin listed in their Registry as a variety and not part of their “Basic Set(s)”?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Does the 1998-S “Matte Finish” silver Kennedy half dollar have enough of the characteristics in common with the “Matte Proof” coins that the US Mint produced in the early part of the twentieth century is the question that needs to be answered before a clarification of where the coin belongs can be determined.&nbsp; I believe that this issue could go either way but I believe the 1998-S “Matte” should be treated as a basic coin and not as a variety within the Registry Set(s).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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