The U.S. Mint set, which includes a Native American dollar and a Kennedy
The 2019 Rocketship U.S. Mint sets go on sale today. (Scroll below to see detailed submission instructions.)
The set includes a 2019-S Proof Native American $1 coin featuring Mary Golda Ross, a Native American engineer, and an astronaut representing Native American space pioneers like John Herrington. It also features an Uncirculated 2019-D half dollar, which shows President John F. Kennedy, the man who pushed the U.S. forward during the Space Race of the 1960s and whose name is now enshrined as part of NASA’s main launching facility at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The U.S. Mint has limited the sets to 50,000
NGC is celebrating this historic set with a ”Rocketship Set”pedigree, which will be listed separately in the NGC Census. There is an additional $5 fee per coin for this designation.
Coins received by NGC within the first 30 days of their release are eligible for NGC’s popular Early Releases and First Releases designations. Learn more about Early Releases and First Releaseshere. For Early Releases / First Releases cutoff dates, click here.
Submission Instructions:
- The 2019 Rocketship Mint Set must be received in the sealed U.S. Mint shipping box to receive the Rocketship Set pedigree.
- There is an additional $5 fee for the special set pedigree.
- All coins received in a sealed Mint shipping box must be graded.
- Submit these coins under the Modern grading tier or higher.
- The default label is NGC’s Standard Brown Label #377.
- If the Early Releases or First Releases designation is desired (+$10), select Early Releases or First Releases on your submission form. Early Releases Label #378 or Blue First Releases Label #379 will accompany the designations by default.
- To qualify for Early Releases or First Releases, coins must be received by NGC or an NGC-approved Depository before the Early Releases / First Releases cutoff date.
- If you would like Mint packaging returned, select “Return Mint Packaging” in section 3 of the NGC Submission Form. The fee is $5 plus the cost of shipping.
Questions? Contact NGC Customer Service at or 1-800-NGC-COIN (1-800-642-2646).
NGC’s First Day of Issue designation is available for qualifying bulk submissions only. Contact Scott Heller at 941-360-3990 or or Miles Standish at or 949-922-0515 for bulk submissions.
In addition, select bulk submissions at the Whitman Expo in Baltimore (February 28 to March 3) are eligible for a “Whitman Expo Releases” designation, for an additional $15 fee. (The submissions must be accompanied by the original U.S. Mint purchase receipt (showing that they were purchased at the U.S. Mint booth at the Whitman Expo). Collectors Society paid members can submit their coins directly to NGC. Not an NGC Collectors Society member? Paid memberships start at just $25/year. Join today.
Press release courtesy of the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation.
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I understand the rocketship dollar is pop out of Sanfransico. Is that right?
Are you kidding me?? What kid wants to have his set “robbed” by a greedy adult hoping for a big profit? ngc has no shame…they are the IDENTICAL coin available in other sets!
Update on NGC graded rocketship collectors set… the Coin Vault is offering this set of 2 coins, but get this: NGC says the Kennedy has a “proof-like” finish! The display coin they showed close-up appeared to have lots of blemishes with NO PL seen…Coin Vault felt so bad gutting the coins from the folder, so they were throwing in another complete set! All this for only $149!
Saw coin vault promo of new ngc grafef rocketship coin’s:. 2019 S Native Am. dollar + 2019 Kennedy half…they have. the dollar as PR70UCAM & the Kennedy as MS68PL…all for only $199.The mint hasn’t made any claims as to the Kennedy being unique in any way, but apparently NGC has concocted this PL designation on their own…you have to wonder if the mint and NGC had some discussions ahead of the coins release…It may prove to be true that this coin has some unique finish, .I’m no coin expert, nor have I seen the coin close up, but you wonder if NGC can convince the collecting public that if there is a difference, it’t worth nearly $200 to obtain…
If you go to Coin Vault website, they show close-ups of both sides of the Kennedy…it appears to have a somewhat reflective surface, but again, the mint is only saying it is a “2019D Kennedy half” hmmm….
Foxman69 Coin vault offered a rocket set the kids could handle and graded coins for later when they are older. Have you got kids I have grand kids. They love to be hands on. They also are learning how to handle stuff. Coin vault did not sound like you have made them out. They sounded like they have kids. You sound like a little more time understanding kids and leave conspiracy theories to the political world
James…I have grandchildren, and a grandson in particular who I have shared coins with…I don’t object to the mint set of coins…in fact, I may get a set or two for him…what I find so offensive is NGC capitalizing on the two otherwise common coins…the Kennedy half is nothing more than an uncirculated coin…anyone is welcome (perhaps yourself), to purchase a set (graded) at an an incredible markup on these coins…do you really think they will hold their value , much less appreciate, as Johnny grows up?
Fox. Yes they will more than hold there value. Now for the hard part. According to your logic it’s just a half dollar and therefore not special. Well what you’re saying is…example is a silver eagle is just a silver eagle, but it’s the designation that you respect limited edition set. First day of issue. Congratulations set What makes them valuable … the limited amount of each edition. Sorry but you’re being a little hypocritical
Ok, James, we’re going off the rails here..different issues in play here…as to the proof dollar in rocketship set…take it out of the fancy label and you have a proof dollar just like the others…pay extra if you believe it’s somehow “special”. as to the Kennedy half, the Mint simply describes it as an uncirculated “D” half…but the grading service is describing it as “proof like”. Will all the Kennedy’s from the set get that designation? If you submit the same coin from an uncirculated us mint set, will it receive proof like as well? Remains to be seen. I have some special label ASE’ S such as signed, firstday, early release, etc. don’t mean to be a hypocrite…know one knows what the will be worth in the future…take care…
Nice Ozzy slam. Crazy train. Off the rails. Breathe my friend. Re read your opinions and they are pretty strong. Long and short believe you made my point. So how about this new set. Penny blank. Can’t wait to hear your views on that limited edition and all the possible ways of abuse. Jzyskowski
Hey Fox. Update….. have examined over half dozen rocket sets and wow 😮 every Kennedy I’ve seen is well unbelievably proof like,no not deep cameo but visibly different. Hope you are having as much fun as I am exchanging thoughts with you. You make great points and provide interesting insights. Don’t stop now!
Hey Fox. Update….. have examined over half dozen rocket sets and wow 😮 every Kennedy I’ve seen is well unbelievably proof like,no not deep cameo but visibly different. Hope you are having as much fun as I am exchanging thoughts with you. You make great points and provide interesting insights. Don’t stop now! Site is being picky problem posting. Will have daughter post. Jzyskowski
Hey…just came back and saw your post…sounds like you are a believer on the proof like Kennedy’s…to be honest, I haven’t seen one…mint sold out before I could get a couple…guess I’ll have to pay the long price…guess there’s ample proof of this being a special coin…more interested in getting a 2019 W Lincoln…
Ok, so has anyone who has seen the Kennedy half from the discovery set assessed if it is also proof-like??
Oooops…says the Kennedy IS a proof strike….sorry…need to read more closely🦊
Hey. Not so much a believer in this PL designation just think if other regular issues become limited because of the set they come from… I’m interested in your view of what appears to be a traceable penny blank. Will it be graded? One last thought. Have it from multiple sources that NGC has used the PL description before and just heard PCGS is doing PL but strangely so far only for the rocket sets (although this is breaking news so still fluid. 😳🐈 jzyskowski
😯🙀Fox. I’m hearing PL designation kinda applies to business strikes and seems to be not that uncommon. Who’d a thunk it. It was new to me. 🐈jzyskowski
Hey Foxman69 and too everyone else on this site. Good news. The Discovery set does contain a special proof 2019 S Kennedy. I got my two sets today and compared the Kennedy half in the Discovery set to the Kennedy half in the standard proof set and they are definitely different. I would call the Kennedy Half in the discovery set an Enhanced bust proof version. No doubt the bust is extremely highly detailed compared to the grainy one in the standard proof set.
Foxman once asked if the rocket Kennedy’s would hold value. 700.00 bucks for pl69. Crazy story of$2000. Don’t know but the coin is getting credit. New set grading blanks. 249.00 for 3 pf70 2 ms67 1 pl67(Dime) 1 ms. Blank. Prices may be crazy and they should settle down. But…..this sure is drawing attention to the hobby. Seems like the only losers are those who closed their eyes to a genuine mint product and 50,000 mintage limit. No surprise there but the surprise are the PL coins and a verifiable blank. Not to mention all of the coins in both sets are limited 50,000 each. 🥴🙀
Jzyskowski
clearly the 3 unc. coins in the explore set are proof like, should sell out soon
Coin vault could only get the dime to grade PL. The uncs in my set are rather amazing. The proof Kennedy does have a special look but….. I just love the whole program and set number 3 coming in the fall. Oh boy! Jzyskowski 🙀
how come no one else realizes this? the rocketship set sold out in 10 days due to the PL kennedy , this should do the same
You bet especially with the penny blank. Coin collectors are an interesting group. The numbers don’t lie. (Heard story about cutting nose to spite face). Our we dealing with hurt feelings because the mint didn’t do this long ago or did we miss it 2005 set first blank penny. 2014. Nice set of 3 kennedys. Seems as though we have a couple different things going on. The fact that 50,000 or less is a veritable number (mintage). These coins will be slabbed limited edition and that is that. Now about the other thing it’s ok we missed these gems first time around but let’s recognize them now. One heck of a nice thing. Jzyskowski
Hey abi. The mint still has product #YC1. The 2014 kids set. Just got mine 5 years old and brand new mint fresh. 24.95. as advertised. Just as the 2005 set is available but only secondary not bad 10 bucks and up. eBay had them still mint sealed. ( some of the uncirculated coins in new explore and discovery set are amazing simply amazing Proof like 🙀. Jzyskowski
ngc has certified 34 pl dimes!!
As of 4-21 about 19,000 explore and discover sets sold. Please explain why people pay $30 for a w mint mark penny which will have an all you want limit let’s just say lots million millions and wonder should they buy a 50,000 limit Ed. What I can not explain is why but there sure was a lot of grumbling about designations and such. Not a big fan of the way they rolled out the W penny program. 🥴🙀
your’e correct, doesnt make sense, the explore set should be the rage….
Well here we are a month later and foxman ,abi folks what do you think? Lots has happened. There seems to be loads of proof like designations the rocket Kennedy is proving to be for real explore set producing PL dimes nickels pennies slabbing and grading the planchet. What about the errors on the w pennies. Talk to me 🙀jzyskowski
still shocked explore set hasn’t sold out….
i don’t know about the errors on the w pennies????
Abi- check out coin World.com. Great articles about w penny production problems. Also reports of plastic bag they are shipped in causing spots. See. Ngc opinion. Got spot tip from dealer who sent in hundreds and 70 grades with spots. Feel for him. Picked up a very nice graded ms63 pcgs planchet. 15 bucks. eBay. There’s a good amount of certified proof like pennies nickel and dime. Saw 999.99 price tag for a certified 69 Kennedy and 70 sac. Rocket sets are booming. Hang in there and buy buy buy. Inexpensive does not stay long. As collectors understand the numbers wow 😮 look out. 🙀jzyskowski
james-you mean buy up the explore and discover set?
also of interest is the legion coin and medal set, first day sales of 4760, almost half of available (10,000) sold
Abi no not necessarily just follow what seems right and always buy what you like. It seems to me low mintage certified ngc pcgs proof like designation are a great buy. Ms66 pl penny $20 same for ms66pl nickel and dime ms67pl dime $45. Rocket sets ms 67 pl Kennedy $35-50 I buy the unusual. How many pcgs ms63 plancets inyour collection $15? My choice for the w penny is first day of issue. Graded 69 just fine. Fdoi is only way I see value due to scarcity. Same with new 99.9 proof coins fdoi just got a69 dime fdoi $20 pcgs. I like dimes. Lots of cheap bullion Under $20 maples or eagles. Hope this helps 🙀jzyskowski
Update. Only paid $15 for pf69 fdoi pcgs 2019 .999 dime. Also reread my message and sorry it sounds like I was not sharing where I shop. Not my intention. I troll eBay Carefully 🙀jzyskowski
Hey what the heck? Well what do you know! Doing some surfing and there it was. Ngc certified 3rd issue W unc. Penny with a dog gone proof like designation. MS67 RDPL. Foxman abi everyone I am shocked and happy because the coins I have seen (several dozen in person). Sure do look PL+. Seems prudent to say grab some up maybe lower grades (more in my budget). Maybe from explore set. Note the explore set is where I have seen all PL examples raw and graded. 🙀🙏jzyskowski
Oops said the only place I saw proof like coins was explore set. Raw and graded Not true. Have examined raw and graded rocket kennedys. The proof like uncirculated W I have not been hands on with. ( that’s changing as I post) jzyskowski 🐈
Hello hello hello well all alone again. Update got ms67pl w pennies. WOW. Fdoi. Uncirculated sets are out and some proof like designations are showing up. My sets are rough but Denver Kennedy proof like and Denver coins better shape than Philadelphia. Heard of spotting problems on nickels and I see it. Question: now that slab appearing from uncirculated sets (with proof like designation) does that explain properly why they used the pl designation on rocket ship and explore set 🙀jzyskowski. Is anyone out there?