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1981-P 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 $12.15
MS66 $68.00
MS67 $520.00
MS68 $3,750.00
OGP* $1.80

Apr Data

31 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1981-P 50C Kennedy Half-Dollar -- Obverse Die Cap -- MS61 NGC. 61 HA 2,040 06/17/2024
    1981-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck on Dominican Republic Planchet -- MS61 NGC. (12.4 grams). 61 HA 1,860 01/03/2022
    1981-P 50c PCGS MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 70 02/17/2020
    1981-P 50c NGC MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 43 01/06/2020
    1981-P 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (19/1). PCGS Population: (26/0). CDN: $330 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. Mint 67 HA 660 11/05/2019
    1981-P 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (18/1). PCGS Population: (25/0). CDN: $330 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. Mint 67 HA 264 11/13/2018
    1981-P 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (25/0). NGC Census: (18/1). Mintage 29,544,000. 67 HA 432 11/05/2017
    1981-P 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (25/0). NGC Census: (15/1). Mintage 29,544,000. 67 HA 282 09/13/2016
    1981-P 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (25/0). NGC Census: (15/1). Mintage: 29,544,000. From The Bristol Collection. 67 HA 294 09/11/2016
    1981-P 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (25/0). NGC Census: (15/1). Mintage: 29,544,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fr 67 HA 376 07/10/2016
    1981-P 50C MS67 PCGS. Ex: Vennekotter Collection. PCGS Population (25/0). NGC Census: (15/1). Mintage: 29,544,000. Numismed 67 HA 540 11/01/2015
    1981-P 50C Kennedy Half -- Huge Broadstrike & 90% Indent -- MS60 PCGS. 60 HA 1,410 04/28/2013
    1981-P 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (24/0). NGC Census: (13/1). Mintage: 29,544,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fr 67 HA 881 08/05/2012
    1981-P 50C MS68 NGC. 68 HA 2,990 03/20/2011
    1981-P 50C MS68 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population (0/0). Mintage: 29,544,000. (#6739) 68 HA 2,530 01/09/2011
    1981-P 50c PCGS MS64 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 14 04/15/2010
    1981-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--Obverse Struck Thru Late Capped Die--MS60 NGC. 60 HA 138 01/10/2010
    1981-P 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (115/24). NGC Census: (67/9). Mintage: 29,544,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 11 10/05/2008
    1981-P 50C Kennedy Half--Struck on a Quarter Planchet--MS66 NGC. 66 HA 862 01/12/2008
    1981-P 50C Kennedy Half--Struck on a Dominican Republic 50C Planchet--MS61 NGC. The U.S. Mint struck copper-nickel Dominica 61 HA 374 01/06/2007
    1981-P 50C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (64/206). NGC Census: (4/92). Mintage: 29,544,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $6. (#6739) 64 HA 10 11/12/2006
    1981-P 50C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (64/206). NGC Census: (4/92). Mintage: 29,544,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $6. (#6739) 64 HA 15 08/29/2006
    1981-P 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 10 12/19/2005
    1981-P 50C MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 21 07/05/2005
    198?-P 50C Kennedy Half--Struck 60% Off Center--MS63 PCGS. Struck far off center toward 1:30, the final digit in the date i 63 HA 460 05/07/2005
    1981-P MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 299 11/02/2004
    1981-P MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 40 10/05/2004
    1981-P MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 38 10/05/2004
    1981-P MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 33 10/05/2004
    1981-P MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 45 09/28/2004
    1981-P MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 85 09/21/2004
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 6739
      Coin Date: 1981-P
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
      Desg: MS
      Mint Mark: P
      Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
      Mintage: 29,544,000
      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 #: 6739
      NGC ID: 24UW
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