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1987-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 $8.10
MS66 $27.00
MS67 $182.00
MS68 $3,120.00
OGP* $2.97

Apr Data

22 records found.

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Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
1987-P Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-67 (PCGS). 67 Stacks Bowers 144 04/12/2023
1987-P 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (125/1). NGC Census: (131/3). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. 67 HA 149 08/23/2022
1987-P 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (124/1). NGC Census: (111/3). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. 67 HA 139 02/01/2022
1987-P 50c PCGS MS67 67 David Lawrence Rare Coins 210 02/03/2020
1987-P 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (120/1). NGC Census: (88/2). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. 67 HA 114 09/10/2019
1987-P 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (119/1). NGC Census: (80/1). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. 67 HA 900 10/02/2018
1987-P 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (119/1). NGC Census: (80/1). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. 67 HA 504 08/21/2018
1987-P Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-68 (NGC). 68 Stacks Bowers 4,800 08/17/2018
1987-P 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (71/0). PCGS Population: (92/1). 67 HA 57 12/27/2016
1987-P 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (88/1). NGC Census: (71/0). 67 HA 153 09/27/2016
1987-P 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (88/1). NGC Census: (71/0). 67 HA 109 09/13/2016
1987-P 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (83/1). NGC Census: (66/0). Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC/PCGS coin in 67 HA 223 11/03/2015
1987-P 50C MS68 PCGS. 68 HA 4,112 11/01/2015
1987-P 50c MS 67 David Lawrence Rare Coins 240 08/03/2015
1987-P 50C MS68 PCGS. 68 HA 3,290 08/09/2014
1987-P 50C MS67 NGC. Rank #100 of the 100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins; 1st Edition. NGC Census: (62/0). PCGS Population (82/ 67 HA 76 06/10/2014
1987-P 50c PCGS MS66 66 David Lawrence Rare Coins 28 04/26/2010
1987-P 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (230/80). NGC Census: (56/35). Mintage: 2,890,758. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 13 10/05/2008
1987-P 50c PCGS MS65 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 23 07/21/2008
1987-P 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (229/0). NGC Census: (56/35). Mintage: 2,890,758. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 31 07/08/2008
1987-P 50C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (43/354). NGC Census: (6/66). Mintage: 2,890,758. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $7. (#6751) 64 HA 10 11/07/2006
1987-P 50C MS67 PCGS. Light, even golden toning covers 67 HA 144 04/28/2002
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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: 6751
Coin Date: 1987-P
Denomination (Short): 50c
Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
Desg: MS
Mint Mark: P
Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
Mintage: 2,890,758
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 #: 6751
NGC ID: 24VA
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