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PCGS Number: 6731
Coin Date: 1977
Denomination (Short): 50c
Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
Desg: MS
Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
Mintage: 43,598,000
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Kennedy half dollar
Coinage Years: 1971-Present
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 30.6
Fineness: 0
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.
NGC ID: 24UM

1977 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	$36.45
MS67	$188.00
OGP*	$1.55

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1977 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (49/0). NGC Census: (49/3). CDN: $70 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintage 43,598,000.	67	$104	02/20/24
	1977 Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-67 (PCGS).	67	$72	04/12/23
	1977 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (39/0). NGC Census: (32/1). CDN: $135 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. Minta	67	$156	06/18/19
	1977 Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-67 (PCGS). QA.	67	$192	06/12/19
	1977 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (39/0). NGC Census: (29/1). CDN: $135 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. Minta	67	$114	10/02/18
	1977 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (38/0). NGC Census: (29/1). Mintage 43,598,000.	67	$132	09/12/17
	1977 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (38/0). NGC Census: (26/1). Mintage 43,598,000.	67	$141	09/27/16
	1977 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (36/0). NGC Census: (26/1). Mintage 43,598,000.	67	$104	09/13/16
	1977 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (36/0). NGC Census: (26/1). Mintage 43,598,000.	67	$200	09/13/16
	1977 50C MS67 PCGS. Ex: Vennekotter Collection. PCGS Population (33/0). NGC Census: (26/1). Mintage: 43,598,000. Numismedia	67	$200	11/03/15
	1977 50C MS67+ PCGS.	67	$1,116	11/10/14
	1977 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (34/0). NGC Census: (25/1). Mintage: 43,598,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free	67	$258	08/09/14
	1977 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (33/0). NGC Census: (25/1). Mintage: 43,598,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free	67	$764	06/08/14
HA	1977 50C MS67 PCGS.	67	$126	01/14/03
HA	1977 50C MS67 PCGS.	67	$132	11/26/02
	1977 50c PCGS MS65	65	$30	08/28/17
	1977 50C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (62/160). NGC Census: (57/122). Mintage: 43,598,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS	65	$11	10/05/08
	1977 50c PCGS MS65	65	$9	07/30/07
	1977 50c PCGS MS65	65	$14	05/08/06
	1977 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (185/38). NGC Census: (178/27). Mintage 43,598,000.	66	$35	11/22/16
	1977 50C MS66 PCGS. This Set Includes: 1977 50C MS66 PCGS, 1977-D 50C MS66 PCGS, 1978 50C MS66 PCGS, 1979 50C MS66 PCGS (Total: 17 coins)	66	$374	01/11/11
	1977 50c PCGS MS66	66	$74	07/03/08
	1977 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (128/29). NGC Census: (96/24). Mintage: 43,598,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS	66	$59	04/22/08
	1977 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (127/29). NGC Census: (93/24). Mintage: 43,598,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS	66	$12	08/19/07
	1977 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (123/27). NGC Census: (84/24). Mintage: 43,598,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $22. (#6731)	66	$18	01/14/07
HA	1977 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (122/27). NGC Census: (83/24). Mintage: 43,598,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $22. (#6731)	66	$24	11/07/06
HA	1977 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (121/25). NGC Census: (83/24). Mintage: 43,598,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $22. (#6731)	66	$35	08/29/06
HA	1977 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (121/24). NGC Census: (83/24). Mintage: 43,598,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $22. (#6731)	66	$39	08/22/06
HA	1977 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (121/24). NGC Census: (83/23). Mintage: 43,598,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $22. (#6731)	66	$57	08/08/06
HA	1977 MS66 PCGS.	66	$12	03/11/03
HA	1977 50C MS66 PCGS.	66	$17	10/22/02
HA	1977 50C MS66 PCGS. The latest Coin World "Trends" price is $	66	$14	09/03/02
	1977 50c PCGS MS64 Mint Error - Uncentered Broadstrike	64	$150	05/18/09
HA	1977 50C MS67+ NGC. NGC Census: (49/3). PCGS Population: (49/0). CDN: $70 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintage 43,598,000.	67	$630	04/16/24
HA	1977 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (29/1). PCGS Population: (39/0). CDN: $135 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintag	67	$264	04/16/19
HA	1977 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (29/1). PCGS Population: (39/0). CDN: $135 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintag	67	$180	11/13/18
HA	1977 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (29/1). PCGS Population: (39/0). Mintage 43,598,000.	67	$162	11/07/17
HA	1977 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- 20% Curved Clip -- MS64 NGC. (9.4 g)	64	$104	06/12/23
David Lawrence Rare Coins	Mint Error: 1977 50c NGC MS64 (Double Struck 2nd Strike 90% Off Center with Uniface Reverse)	64	$425	09/21/20
David Lawrence Rare Coins	Great Britain: 1813 1 Shil/6P NGC MS62 (Bank of England ESC-976)	62	$230	01/03/22
HA	1977 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Overstruck on a 1976 Nickel -- MS66 NGC.	66	$6,169	01/11/16
HA	1977 50C Kennedy Half Dollars Triple Curved Clips MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (107/26). PCGS Population (143/33). Mintage: 43,598	66	$50	01/11/11
HA	1977 50C MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (84/24). PCGS Population (122/27). Mintage: 43,598,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $22. (#6731)	66	$21	11/26/06
HA	1977 50C MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (80/21). PCGS Population (121/24). Mintage: 43,598,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $22.(#6731)	66	$18	05/07/06
HA	1977 50C MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (80/21). PCGS Population (121/24). Mintage: 43,598,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $22.(#6731)	66	$17	05/02/06
HA	1977 50C MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (56/121). PCGS Population (61/157). Mintage: 43,598,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS	65	$13	08/05/08

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