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1972 50c

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27 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1972 50C Kennedy Half -- Struck on an Elliptical Planchet -- MS65 PCGS. Ex: Fred Weinberg Collection.From The Fred We 65 HA 3,600 07/17/2022
    1972 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck on Elliptical Planchet -- MS65 PCGS. Ex: Fred Weinberg Collection. 65 HA 2,160 06/12/2023
    1972 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (22/0). NGC Census: (5/0). CDN: $900 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintag 67 HA 1,920 09/08/2019
    Undated Kennedy Half--Struck 30% Off-Center On a Clad Layer--AU58 PCGS. 58 HA 1,380 09/21/2008
    1972 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/0). NGC Census: (6/0). Mintage 153,180,000. 67 HA 1,110 01/07/2018
    1972 Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-67 (PCGS). 67 Stacks Bowers 900 04/12/2023
    1972 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (19/0). NGC Census: (6/0). Mintage 153,180,000. 67 HA 780 11/04/2017
    1972 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (6/0). PCGS Population: (20/0). CDN: $800 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintage 67 HA 552 11/13/2018
    1972 MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 437 11/02/2004
    1972 50C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101 MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (5/3). NGC Census: (0/0). Mintage 153,180,000. 62 HA 156 10/16/2018
    1972 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (114/11). NGC Census: (47/4). Mintage: 153,180,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 75 06/03/2007
    1972 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (155/17). NGC Census: (128/5). Mintage 153,180,000. 66 HA 41 09/27/2016
    1972 50C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (8/6). NGC Census: (0/0). Mintage 153,180,000. 58 HA 39 09/27/2016
    1972 50c PCGS MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 37 04/04/2005
    1972 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (143/12). NGC Census: (77/5). Mintage: 153,180,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem f 66 HA 36 07/15/2014
    1972 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 32 07/16/2007
    1972 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 32 06/11/2007
    1972 50C 66 HA 27 10/24/2000
    1972 50c PCGS MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 25 09/12/2022
    1972 50C MS66 NGC. Light, even patina covers both sides 66 HA 25 06/10/2002
    1972 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 21 05/08/2006
    1972 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 21 06/13/2005
    1972 50c NGC MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 20 01/23/2023
    1972 50C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (371/154). NGC Census: (60/81). Mintage: 153,180,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem 65 HA 20 08/27/2013
    1972 50C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (371/154). NGC Census: (60/81). Mintage: 153,180,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem 65 HA 15 08/27/2013
    1972 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 14 06/14/2004
    1972 50C MS65 PCGS. 65 HA 8 09/24/2002
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 6718
      Coin Date: 1972
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
      Mintage: 153,180,000
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Kennedy half dollar
      Coinage Years: 1971-
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 30.6
      Weight (Grams): 11.34
      Weight (Ounces): 0.475
      Designer: Gilroy Roberts & Frank Gasparro
      Edge: Reeded
      Obverse Description: Portrait of President John F. Kennedy surrounded by the word LIBERTY on the periphery. IN GOD WE TRUST appears left and right of the portrait with the date at the bottom. The mint mark, if any, appears under the right of Kennedy's neck.
      Reverse Description: The heraldic eagle holding arrows and branch of olive leaves with a full circle of stars around it. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * HALF DOLLAR surround the periphery.
      General Notes: Shortly following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963, Congress expedited the approval of redesigning the half dollar to honor the nation's fallen president. The first Kennedy half dollar was released in early 1964, replacing the Franklin half dollar that debuted only 16 years earlier in 1948.<BR><BR>The Kennedy half dollar, with the obverse designed by Gilroy Roberts and the reverse by Frank Gasparro, was an immediate hit; millions of mourning Americans jumping on the opportunity to own a "souvenir" of Kennedy for only 50 cents. This led many into thinking the Kennedy half dollar is inherently more valuable or worthy of saving than other half dollars and soon helped lead to an effective removal of the half dollar from circulation. By the early 1980s, the denomination had become virtually non-existent in day-to-day transactions, even though the half dollar remained on the lineup of business-strike circulating coinage until 2002.<BR><BR>No single issue of the Kennedy half dollar is rare, though any business-strike pieces grading better than MS66 or MS67 is largely regarded as a conditional rarity. There are also scarce varieties such as the 1974 doubled die obverse, 1982 no FG, and 1998-S matte finish. Several issues were made in relatively small quantities for distribution only in mint sets, including the 1970-D, 1987 Philadelphia and Denver pieces, and all made since 2002.
      PCGS #: 6718
      NGC ID: 24UC
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