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1997-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 $18.90
MS67 $195.00
MS68 $1,500.00
OGP* $1.85

Apr Data

22 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1997-D 50C MS67 PCGS. Fully struck with bright, satiny 67 HA 84 04/28/2002
    1997-D 50C MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 138 07/03/2005
    1997-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--Struck 50% Off Center--MS63 NGC. 63 HA 546 01/16/2008
    1997-D 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (90/0). NGC Census: (105/37). Mintage: 19,876,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS 66 HA 17 07/08/2008
    1997-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (56/4). NGC Census: (34/3). Mintage: 19,876,000. (#6772) 67 HA 86 08/03/2008
    1997-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (56/4). NGC Census: (34/3). Mintage: 19,876,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS c 67 HA 27 09/30/2008
    1997-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--Struck 45% Off Center--MS64 NGC. 64 HA 632 01/10/2010
    1997-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--Double Strike, Second Strike 70% Off Center--MS64 PCGS. 64 HA 920 01/09/2011
    1997-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck 70% Off Center -- MS65 NGC. 65 HA 489 06/03/2012
    1997-D 50C Kennedy Half -- Struck 45% Off Center -- MS64 NGC. 64 HA 471 10/21/2012
    1997-D 50C MS68 NGC. NGC Census: (5/0). PCGS Population (4/0). Mintage: 19,876,000. (#6772) 68 HA 1,410 12/02/2012
    1997-D 50C MS68 NGC. 68 HA 646 06/09/2013
    1997-D 50c MS 68 Ira & Larry Goldberg 1,610 09/22/2013
    1997-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (57/4). NGC Census: (47/5). Mintage: 19,876,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fr 67 HA 90 06/17/2014
    1997-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (57/4). NGC Census: (47/5). Mintage: 19,876,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fr 67 HA 123 07/15/2014
    1997-D 50C MS67 PCGS. Ex: Vennekotter Collection. PCGS Population (61/4). NGC Census: (54/5). Numismedia Wsl. Price for pr 67 HA 79 11/03/2015
    1997-D 50C MS68 PCGS. 68 HA 1,116 09/11/2016
    1997-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (62/4). NGC Census: (54/5). 67 HA 147 09/27/2016
    1997-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Double Struck, Second Strike 70% Off Center -- MS64 PCGS.From The Ostrow Error Coll 64 HA 840 04/29/2018
    1997-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (69/4). NGC Census: (62/5). CDN: $150 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. 67 HA 156 09/03/2019
    1997-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck Off Center @10:00 O'clock -- MS64 NGC.From The Errorpalooza Collection. 64 HA 408 04/15/2021
    1997-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck 50% Off Center -- MS64 NGC. 64 HA 528 10/10/2022
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 6772
      Coin Date: 1997-D
      Denomination (Short): 50c
      Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
      Desg: MS
      Mint Mark: D
      Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
      Mintage: 19,876,000
      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 #: 6772
      NGC ID: 24VY
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