1998 S "Matte Proof" Kennedy half

[CathyDad-migration]

I recently finished my set of PCGS certified Kennedy proofs by adding a nice 1998 S MS69 SMS. For a coin considered a key and relatively pricey, I would think info would be readily available. I can't find a reliable number for total mintage. I have seen one number as 23,089, but cannot verify. Any help? :confused:

[123cents]

According to PCGS population report they have graded 1642. I don't know the total mintage. Welcome to the NGC forum Ken. I see it is your first post.

[EZ_E]

The mintage I have always seen is 69 and some odd thousand.

 

It's weird that the RedBook doesn't list the mintage.

[WoodenJefferson]

The 1998 Special Mint Set is the Kennedy Collector's Set. It contained the 1998-S RFK silver dollar in uncirculated condition and the 1998-S JFK half dollar being struck with specimen of Matte finish. They originally sold for, get this, $59 with no limit and there were 67,000 sets sold. I have not found any actual mintage figures, just the rounded up mint sold figures.

[123cents]

Ken, I did a search on Goggle and someone said they found a mintage of 62,350 in some North American Price Guide. I have no idea about the accuracy of that information.

[CathyDad-migration]

Thanks to everyone so far. I am quite impressed with this many replies in an hour. Obviously, I have seen a wide range of numbers 20k being the low end, but the high 60k seems to be most reliable. That would mean that approximately 65% of the MS RFK dollars were sold in this set. By the way, most of my certified coins are NGC, I just did the Kennedys with PCGS due to a lucky bid with DLRC on the silver proofs. Maybe we can pin this one down for the record.

[jtryka]

It wouldn't surprise me if even more than 65% of the MS RFK dollars were sold in these sets, I remember buying mine, and I wouldn't have bought the dollar if the matte proof half wasn't included in the set!