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1981-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 $61.00
MS67 $748.00
OGP* $1.80

Apr Data

22 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1981-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (33/0 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (15/1 and 0/0+). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67 67 HA 552 10/31/2023
    1981-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (33/0). NGC Census: (15/1). CDN: $575 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintage 27,839,5 67 HA 630 05/02/2023
    1981-D 50c PCGS MS67 67 David Lawrence Rare Coins 875 06/13/2022
    1981-D 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (12/0). PCGS Population: (28/0). CDN: $575 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. Mint 67 HA 444 11/13/2018
    1981-D 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (12/0). PCGS Population: (28/0). Mintage 27,839,532. 67 HA 1,200 11/07/2017
    1981-D Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-67 (PCGS). 67 Stacks Bowers 588 08/07/2017
    1981-D 50c PCGS MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 60 05/08/2017
    1981-D 50C MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 940 09/11/2016
    1981-D 50C MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 764 09/11/2016
    1981-D 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (87/26). NGC Census: (23/7). Mintage 27,839,532. 66 HA 41 08/30/2016
    1981-D 50C MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 881 08/14/2016
    1981-D 50C MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 1,586 06/12/2016
    1981-D 50c MS 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 20 03/16/2015
    1981-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (23/0). NGC Census: (7/0). Mintage: 27,839,532. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fre 67 HA 1,880 08/09/2014
    1981-D 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (83/23). NGC Census: (18/7). Mintage: 27,839,532. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem f 66 HA 50 06/10/2014
    1981-D 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (5/0). PCGS Population (21/0). Mintage: 27,839,532. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $400. (#6740) 67 HA 402 10/24/2006
    1981-D 50C MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 21 07/05/2005
    1981-D 50C MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 138 07/03/2005
    1981-D MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 83 10/05/2004
    1981-D MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 82 09/28/2004
    1981-D MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 71 09/21/2004
    1981-D 50C 66 HA 89 01/23/2001
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 6740
      Coin Date: 1981-D
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
      Desg: MS
      Mint Mark: D
      Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
      Mintage: 27,839,533
      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 #: 6740
      NGC ID: 24UX
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