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1979-D 50c

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
AU50 $1.05
AU53 $1.05
AU55 $1.05
AU58 $1.05
MS60 $1.10
MS61 $1.15
MS62 $1.40
MS63 $1.50
MS64 $4.05
MS65 $8.10
MS66 $27.00
MS67 $650.00
OGP* $1.78

Apr Data

31 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1979-D 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (24/1). Mintage 15,815,422. 67 HA 216 09/24/2024
    1979-D 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (23/1). Mintage 15,815,422. 67 HA 149 08/20/2024
    1979-D Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-67 (PCGS). 67 Stacks Bowers 360 04/12/2023
    1979-D 50c PCGS MS64 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 26 05/30/2022
    1979-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (36/0). NGC Census: (9/0). CDN: $415 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintage 15,815,42 67 HA 660 04/27/2021
    1979-D Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-67 (NGC). 67 Stacks Bowers 432 06/12/2019
    1979-D 50c NGC MS65 (OH) 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 7 05/20/2019
    1979-D 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (7/0). PCGS Population: (36/0). CDN: $415 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. Minta 67 HA 504 11/13/2018
    1979-D 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (7/0). PCGS Population: (37/0). Mintage 15,815,422. 67 HA 408 11/05/2017
    1979-D 50C MS67+ PCGS. 67 HA 2,702 02/19/2017
    1979-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (36/0). NGC Census: (5/0). Mintage 15,815,422. 67 HA 258 10/05/2016
    1979-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (36/0). NGC Census: (5/0). Mintage: 15,815,422. 67 HA 376 09/11/2016
    1979-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (36/0). NGC Census: (5/0). Mintage: 15,815,422. From The Bristol Collection. 67 HA 400 09/11/2016
    1979-D 50C MS67 PCGS. Ex: Vennekotter Collection. PCGS Population (35/0). NGC Census: (4/0). Mintage: 15,815,422. Numismedi 67 HA 822 11/01/2015
    1979-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (35/0). NGC Census: (4/0). Mintage: 15,815,422. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fre 67 HA 764 08/09/2014
    1979-D 50c MS 67 Ira & Larry Goldberg 604 09/22/2013
    1979-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Improperly Annealed -- MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (69/75). PCGS Population (64/194). Mintage: 65 HA 89 09/11/2012
    1979-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (35/0). NGC Census: (4/0). Mintage: 15,815,422. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fre 67 HA 705 08/05/2012
    1979-D 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (153/35). NGC Census: (56/4). Mintage: 15,815,422. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 11 09/30/2008
    1979-D 50c NGC MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 16 09/06/2007
    1979-D 50C MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 276 12/13/2004
    1979-D 50C MS66 PCGS, (4 coins) 66 HA 53 11/08/2004
    1979-D MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 16 10/05/2004
    1979-D MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 20 10/05/2004
    1979-D MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 16 10/05/2004
    1979-D MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 16 10/05/2004
    1979-D MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 26 09/21/2004
    1979-D MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 35 09/21/2004
    1979-D MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 32 09/14/2004
    1979-D 50C MS67 PCGS. Fully struck with gorgeous deep 67 HA 310 08/23/2004
    1979-D MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 391 05/06/2003
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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: 6736
      Coin Date: 1979-D
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
      Desg: MS
      Mint Mark: D
      Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
      Mintage: 15,815,422
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Kennedy half dollar
      Coinage Years: 1971-Present
      Mint Location: Denver
      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 #: 6736
      NGC ID: 24UT
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