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PCGS Number: 6723
Coin Date: 1974-D
Denomination (Short): 50c
Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
Desg: MS
Mint Mark: D
Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
Mintage: 79,066,300
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Kennedy half dollar
Coinage Years: 1971-Present
Mint Location: Denver
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: 24UH

1974-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	$54.00
MS67	$292.00
OGP*	$1.55

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1974-D 50c PCGS MS64	64	$35	05/30/22
	1974-D 50c PCGS MS64	64	$28	05/30/22
	1974-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck on a Liberia 25 Cent Planchet -- MS64 PCGS.	64	$1,320	12/07/19
	1974-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--30% Clipped Planchet--MS64 PCGS.	64	$84	12/05/10
	1974-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--30% Clipped Planchet--MS64 PCGS.	64	$161	09/13/09
HA	1974-D Doubled Die Obverse MS64 PCGS.	64	$97	07/20/04
HA	1974-D Doubled Die Obverse MS64 PCGS.	64	$92	07/20/04
	50C 1974-D PCGS MS67+	67	$2,468	04/28/22
	1974-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (26/0). NGC Census: (9/0). Mintage 79,066,304.	67	$212	09/13/16
	1974-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (26/0). NGC Census: (9/0). Mintage: 79,066,304. From The Bristol Collection.	67	$822	09/11/16
	1974-D 50C MS67 PCGS. Ex: Vennekotter Collection. PCGS Population (25/0). NGC Census: (9/0). Mintage: 79,066,304. Numismedi	67	$258	11/03/15
	1974-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (26/0). NGC Census: (8/0). Mintage: 79,066,304. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fre	67	$382	08/09/14
	(4)1974-D 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (210/26). NGC Census: (112/9). Mintage: 79,066,304. (Total: 4 coins)	66	$89	08/16/16
	1974-D 50c PCGS MS66+	66	$185	02/15/16
	Investor Lot of 1974-D 50c: All PCGS MS66 (2 Coins) - No Reserve!	66	$42	08/31/15
HA	1974-D MS66 PCGS.	66	$24	10/05/04
HA	1974-D MS66 PCGS.	66	$24	10/05/04
HA	1974-D MS66 PCGS.	66	$24	10/05/04
HA	1974-D MS66 PCGS.	66	$24	10/05/04
HA	1974-D MS66 PCGS.	66	$11	09/28/04
HA	1974-D MS66 PCGS.	66	$25	09/21/04
HA	1974-D MS66 PCGS.	66	$31	09/14/04
HA	1974-D MS66 PCGS.	66	$13	05/11/04
HA	1974-D 50C MS66 PCGS. Light, even toning covers both	66	$12	04/28/02
	1974-D 50c PCGS MS65	65	$14	04/15/10
	1974-D 50C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (77/178). NGC Census: (95/66). Mintage: 79,066,304. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCG	65	$11	10/26/08
	1974-D 50c PCGS MS65	65	$21	08/06/07
HA	1974-D 50C	63	$24	01/04/95
HA	1974-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Improperly Annealed Planchet -- MS66 NGC.	66	$139	06/12/23
HA	1974-D 50C MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (64/2). PCGS Population (154/25). Mintage: 79,066,304. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS	66	$13	12/28/08
HA	1974-D 50C MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (57/2). PCGS Population (150/24). Mintage: 79,066,304. (#6723)	66	$19	11/21/06
HA	1974-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Obverse Clad Layer Missing -- MS64 NGC. 9.34 Grams.From The Michael Sussman Col	64	$432	03/20/23
HA	1974-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Obverse Struck Thru Reeding Fragment -- MS64 NGC.	64	$480	07/15/21
HA	1974-D 50C MS64 NGC. Double Die Obverse FS-015. NGC Census: (220/221). PCGS Population (91/306). Mintage: 79,066,304. Numis	64	$63	04/30/13
HA	1974-D 50C Double Die Obverse MS64 NGC. FS-015. NGC Census: (90/134). PCGS Population (47/241). Mintage: 79,066,304. Numism	64	$31	11/21/06
HA	1974-D 50C Double Die Obverse MS64 NGC. FS-015. NGC Census: (80/112). PCGS Population (38/227). Mintage: 79,066,304. Numism	64	$37	04/25/06
Stacks Bowers	1974-D Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-67 (NGC).	67	$105	09/18/19
Stacks Bowers	1974-D Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-67 (NGC).	67	$132	04/30/19
HA	1974-D 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (11/0). PCGS Population: (27/0). CDN: $260 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. Mint	67	$456	11/13/18
HA	1974-D 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (11/0). PCGS Population: (27/0). Mintage 79,066,304.	67	$360	11/05/17
HA	1974-D 50C Double Die Obverse MS65 NGC. FS-101. Rank #88 of the 100 Greatest U.S. Modern Coins; 1st Edition. NGC Census: (	65	$65	06/10/14
HA	1974-D 50C Double Die Obverse MS65 NGC. FS-101. NGC Census: (124/74). PCGS Population (93/200). Mintage: 79,066,304. Numis	65	$115	08/14/11
HA	1974-D 50C MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (68/49). PCGS Population (67/174). Mintage: 79,066,304. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $13. (#6723	65	$17	07/24/06
HA	1974-D 50C Double Die Obverse MS65 NGC. FS-015. NGC Census: (65/47). PCGS Population (61/166). Mintage: 79,066,304. Numisme	65	$75	05/14/06
HA	1974-D 50C Double Die Obverse MS65 NGC. FS-015. NGC Census: (65/47). PCGS Population (61/166). Mintage: 79,066,304. Numisme	65	$92	05/09/06
HA	1974-D 50C Double Die Obverse MS65 NGC. FS-015. NGC Census: (65/47). PCGS Population (61/166). Mintage: 79,066,304. Numisme	65	$63	05/07/06
HA	1974-D 50C Double Die Obverse MS65 NGC. FS-015. NGC Census: (65/47). PCGS Population (61/166). Mintage: 79,066,304. Numisme	65	$80	05/02/06
HA	1974-D 50C Double Die Obverse MS65 NGC. FS-015. NGC Census: (65/47). PCGS Population (61/166). Mintage: 79,066,304. Numisme	65	$44	04/30/06

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