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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1312295, member: 24633&quot;]This wasn&#039;t my first error coin, but it was my first major error and the first one I got directly from the Mint. In late 2004, the Mint decided to release the 2001 Kennedy in a $100 Mixed P&amp;D bag. This is one of only two known for this denomination/date/mintmark. The other was also found in a $100 bag, and the owner got $555 for it in an eBay auction. The cost of this coin to me (excluding the grading fees) was 68c.</p><p><br /></p><p>The story about the grading was an interesting story in itself. You see, at that time non-dealer members of NGC were permitted to make appointments to deliver their submissions in person, and this is what I used to do because I&#039;m only an hour south of their offices.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, this coin was part of a 50+ coin submission, and when I returned to take delivery, I took the boxes into one of the small rooms available for customers to check their coins and I discovered that the error coin was missing. The customer service rep who was assisting me excused herself to search for it. About a half-hour went by when she returned to inform me that she couldn&#039;t find it. At that point, a half dozen other employees dropped what they were doing to search for it. Another half hour went by when she returned with the coin in hand and a big smile on her face. She explained that they had looked all through the vault, in the grading room, QC, etc. It turned out that it had been in the vault the whole time. You see, everyone was looking for a Kennedy, but because the coin was mounted in the slab with the error facing up, no one was expecting to look for a copper-colored half dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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