Of course, to history buffs and coin collectors, the piece's real value comes from its cultural significance. Serving as President from 1961 to 1963, Kennedy took place in some of the twentieth century's most iconic moments, from the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty to the Space Race and the creation of the Berlin Wall. The public was so outraged at his death that when this commemorative coin was released in 1964, all 70,000 initially produced were gone by the end of the first day.