FDOI1964 Kennedy Half Dollars From Two Different US Mint Facilities
I created a unique 1964 First Day of Issue (FDOI) pair of Kennedy half dollars, one each from the Philadelphia Mint and Denver Mint.
- 1964-P Kennedy half dollar that was gifted by President Lyndon B. Johnson with accompanying White House letter with the FDOI date of March 24, 1964.
- 1964-D Kennedy half dollar from an original Federal Reserve Bank bag (or "Discovery Bag") dated March 19, 1964 — five days before the coins' official release date. Graded/encapsulated by NGC as MS 65.
Comments
Kepi
Level 6
Great history! ; )
Haney
Level 4
Neat pieces, if I may ask how did you come about the letter with half dollar attached?
DrDarryl
Level 4
The letter was purchased at auction. I've seen several of these gift sets before. Search "Unsung first day issues", this should intrigue you
Mal_ANA_YN
Level 4
Cool numismatic history.
Golfer
Level 5
Very nice coins and documentation. Thanks for showing us. Like seeing material like this.
Long Beard
Level 5
Very nice presentation of a hugely popular coin. I'm still searching for the 2014 w gold at a reasonable price. Not easy.
Haney
Level 4
Me too, should have bought it when I bought the four set in silver.
AC coin$
Level 5
Interstiong lnformation nice coin MS 68 .
CoinHunter
Level 5
Wonderful coins!
Mike
Level 7
That one was from the bag R.Tomaska and the head on N.G.C. opened . I watched it. He didn't get the quality he thought he would get I think there was one MS 68. The rest were basically 65 and 64. I believe Johnson's autograph is worth more than the half.!. I do believe Bennett passed in 2003.