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PCGS Number: 6732
Coin Date: 1977-D
Denomination (Short): 50c
Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
Desg: MS
Mint Mark: D
Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
Mintage: 31,449,106
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: 24UN

1977-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	$47.25
MS67	$292.00
MS68	$2,810.00
OGP*	$1.55

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1977-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (57/1). NGC Census: (18/1). CDN: $210 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintage 31,449,1	67	$456	01/09/24
	1977-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (57/1). NGC Census: (18/1). CDN: $210 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintage 31,449,1	67	$336	01/09/24
	1977-D Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-67 (PCGS).	67	$216	04/12/23
	1977-D 50C MS67+ PCGS. PCGS Population: (47/1 and 2/0+). NGC Census: (16/0 and 0/0+). MS67. Mintage 31,449,106.	67	$2,160	09/10/19
	1977-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (47/1). NGC Census: (16/0). Mintage 31,449,106.	67	$456	11/13/18
	1977-D 50C MS67+ PCGS. PCGS Population: (46/1 and 2/0+). NGC Census: (14/0 and 0/0+). Mintage 31,449,106.	67	$1,528	04/06/17
	1977-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (46/1). NGC Census: (13/0). Mintage 31,449,106.	67	$114	09/27/16
	1977-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (46/1). NGC Census: (13/0). Mintage 31,449,106.	67	$141	09/13/16
	1977-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (41/1). NGC Census: (13/0). Mintage: 31,449,106. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fr	67	$153	11/03/15
	1977-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (41/1). NGC Census: (13/0). Mintage: 31,449,106. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fr	67	$176	08/09/14
HA	1977-D 50C MS67 PCGS.	67	$126	07/03/05
HA	1977-D 50C MS67 PCGS. Bright and satiny with just a hint	67	$132	04/28/02
	1977-D 50c PCGS AU55 (DDO FS-101)	55	$48	09/12/22
	1977-D 50C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/11). NGC Census: (0/0). MS62. Mintage 31,449,106.	62	$71	08/08/22
HA	1977-D 50C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (1/6). NGC Census: (0/0). Mintage: 31,449,106.	62	$258	11/03/15
	1977-D 50C -- Struck on a 40% Silver Planchet -- MS62 PCGS.	62	$5,875	02/05/14
HA	1977-D 50C	62	$26	08/11/01
	1977-D Kennedy Half Dollar--Obverse Clad Layer Missing--MS-66 (PCGS).	66	$504	08/25/21
	1977-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- 18% Clip Planchet & Uncentered Broadstrike -- MS66+ PCGS.	66	$168	07/15/21
	1977-D 50c PCGS MS66	66	$45	12/09/19
	1977-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- 18% Clip Planchet, Uncentered Broadstrike -- MS66+ PCGS.	66	$188	08/06/17
	1977-D 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (67/41). NGC Census: (21/8). Mintage: 31,449,106. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS	66	$21	08/19/07
HA	1977-D 50C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (3/4). NGC Census: (0/0). Mintage 31,449,106.	63	$129	09/27/16
HA	1977-D 50C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population (2/10). NGC Census: (0/0). Mintage: 31,449,106.	53	$69	11/03/15
	1977-D 50C Kennedy Half--Struck on 40% Silver Planchet--MS64 PCGS. This variety is mentioned in the 2007 Guide Book: "A	64	$6,900	01/06/07
HA	1977-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- On 40% Silver Planchet Transitional -- AU55 NGC. (11.2g). This half dollar is struck on a	55	$5,040	03/18/24
HA	1977-D 50C Kennedy Half -- Struck on a 40% Silver Planchet -- AU55 NGC.	55	$4,230	06/12/16
HA	1977-D 50C MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (114/18). PCGS Population: (142/50). CDN: $35 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 31,449	66	$41	07/03/23
HA	1977-D 50C MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (20/8). PCGS Population (63/40). Mintage: 31,449,106. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $22. (#6732)	66	$29	11/21/06
HA	1977-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck on a 40% Silver Planchet, Cleaned -- NGC Details. Unc.	60	$3,480	12/21/22
HA	1977-D 50C -- Struck on a 40% Silver Planchet, Transitional -- MS62 NGC.	62	$7,800	05/04/22
HA	1977-D 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck on a 40% Silver Planchet -- AU58 NGC.	58	$6,600	04/26/18
HA	1977-D 50C Kennedy Half--Double Struck, Second Strike Off Center--AU58 NGC.	58	$489	01/11/09
HA	1977-D 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (16/0). PCGS Population: (46/1). Mintage 31,449,106.	67	$74	11/05/17
HA	1977-D 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (7/0). PCGS Population (38/1). Mintage: 31,449,106. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $100.(#6732)	67	$54	05/07/06
HA	1977-D 50C Kennedy Half -- Struck on a 40% Silver Planchet -- MS63 NGC.	63	$3,055	09/06/14
HA	1977-D 50C MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (10/21). PCGS Population (34/98). Mintage: 31,449,106. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $14.(#6732)	65	$12	05/02/06

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