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1974 50c

Apr Data

51 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1974 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (46/0). Mintage 201,596,000. 67 HA 720 05/13/2025
    1974 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (73/2). Mintage 201,596,000. 67 HA 228 05/13/2025
    1974 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (73/2). Mintage 201,596,000. 67 HA 186 04/15/2025
    1974 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (73/2). Mintage 201,596,000. 67 HA 420 03/11/2025
    1974 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (73/2). Mintage 201,596,000. 67 HA 420 02/25/2025
    1974 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (73/2). Mintage 201,596,000. 67 HA 456 02/04/2025
    1974 Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-67+ (PCGS). 67 Stacks Bowers 1,500 11/21/2024
    1974 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (73/2). Mintage 201,596,000. 67 HA 660 09/24/2024
    1974 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (73/2). Mintage 201,596,000. 67 HA 660 09/24/2024
    1974 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (32/0 and 5/0+). NGC Census: (70/2 and 18/0+). CDN: $900 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. 67 HA 1,200 05/13/2024
    1974 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (185/32). NGC Census: (245/78). CDN: $50 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 201,596 66 HA 107 09/19/2023
    (1974) 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Obverse Indent -- MS64 NGC. 64 HA 408 09/18/2023
    1974 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck on Taiwan $5 Planchet -- AU55 PCGS. 55 HA 2,880 09/18/2023
    1974 50C MS67+ NGC. NGC Census: (73/2 and 18/0+). PCGS Population: (32/0 and 5/0+). CDN: $900 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. 67 HA 660 08/15/2023
    1974 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (61/2). PCGS Population: (32/0). CDN: $900 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintage 201,596,000 67 HA 480 07/03/2023
    1974 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Retained Broken Collar 11:00 to 5:00 -- MS64 NGC. 64 HA 109 06/12/2023
    1974 50c NGC MS67 67 David Lawrence Rare Coins 421 04/24/2023
    1974 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck on a Quarter Blank -- MS62 NGC. 5.71 grams. 62 HA 630 08/28/2022
    1974 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck on an Incompletely Punched Planchet -- MS63 PCGS. Ex: Fred Weinberg Collection. 63 HA 408 05/08/2022
    1974 Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-66+ (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 288 02/02/2022
    1974 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck on Taiwan $5 Planchet -- MS64 NGC. (9.4 grams). 64 HA 1,020 01/03/2022
    1974 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Partial Collar Strike on Type One Blank -- MS64 PCGS. 64 HA 61 10/06/2021
    1974 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Incomplete Clip -- MS64 NGC. 64 HA 384 07/15/2021
    1974 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck on Foreign Planchet -- AU58 PCGS.From The Errorpalooza Collection. 58 HA 780 04/15/2021
    1974 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Double Struck, Second Strike 85% Off Center -- MS64 NGC. 64 HA 79 12/15/2020
    1974 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Uncentered Broadstrike -- MS60 PCGS. 60 HA 1,110 09/02/2020
    1974 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Double Struck, Second Strike 85% Off Center -- MS64 NGC. 64 HA 264 04/15/2020
    1974 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Die Adjustment Strike -- NGC. 0 HA 181 04/15/2020
    1974 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck on Taiwan $5 Blank -- MS64 NGC. 9.6 Grams. 64 HA 660 09/10/2019
    1974 50C MS67+ PCGS. 67 HA 2,520 09/05/2019
    1974 50c PCGS MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 70 04/22/2019
    1974 50C MS67+ PCGS. 67 HA 2,280 11/03/2017
    1974 50C MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 911 02/19/2017
    1974 50C MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 1,645 01/09/2017
    1974 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (154/11). NGC Census: (40/3). Mintage 201,596,000. 66 HA 119 09/27/2016
    1974 50C MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 3,290 11/01/2015
    1974 50C MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 2,350 08/09/2014
    1974 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--Double Struck 2nd 85% Off Center--MS64 NGC. 64 HA 374 02/07/2010
    1974 Kennedy Half Dollar--Die Adjustment Strike--NGC. 60 HA 94 12/06/2009
    1974 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (104/10). NGC Census: (24/3). Mintage: 201,596,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 37 04/20/2008
    1974 50c NGC MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 16 09/10/2007
    1974 50C Kennedy Half--Struck on a Taiwan 5 Yuan Planchet--AU55 PCGS. The U.S. Mint struck 5 Yuan pieces for the Republic o 55 HA 431 01/06/2007
    1974 50c PCGS MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 53 01/01/2007
    1974 50C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (42/205). NGC Census: (15/30). Mintage: 201,596,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $4. (#6722) 64 HA 11 11/07/2006
    1974 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 14 10/09/2006
    1974 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 9 12/19/2005
    1974 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 10 12/05/2005
    1974 50c PCGS MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 38 09/05/2005
    1974 50c PCGS MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 38 08/22/2005
    1974 MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 13 05/11/2004
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      NNP Encyclopedia data is provided in cooperation with Whitman Brands, based on catalog data organized by the Greysheet Identification System (GSID).

      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 6722
      Coin Date: 1974
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
      Mintage: 201,596,000
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Kennedy half dollar
      Coinage Years: 1971-Present
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 30.6
      Weight (Grams): 11.34
      Weight (Ounces): 0.36169
      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 #: 6722
      NGC ID: 24UG
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