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PCGS Number: 6734
Coin Date: 1978-D
Denomination (Short): 50c
Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
Desg: MS
Mint Mark: D
Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
Mintage: 13,765,799
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: 24UR

1978-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	$40.50
MS67	$358.00
OGP*	$1.55

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	50C 1978-D PCGS MS67+	67	$3,760	12/08/22
	1978-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (35/0). NGC Census: (11/0). CDN: $425 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. Min	67	$240	01/14/20
	1978-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (35/0). NGC Census: (11/0). CDN: $425 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. Min	67	$300	09/10/19
	1978-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (34/0). NGC Census: (10/0). CDN: $500 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. Min	67	$396	11/13/18
	1978-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (28/0). NGC Census: (8/0). Mintage 13,765,799.	67	$258	09/13/16
	1978-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (28/0). NGC Census: (8/0). Mintage: 13,765,799. From The Bristol Collection.	67	$822	09/11/16
	1978-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (28/0). NGC Census: (8/0). Mintage: 13,765,799. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fre	67	$376	07/10/16
	1978-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (28/0). NGC Census: (8/0). Mintage: 13,765,799. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fre	67	$446	07/10/16
	1978-D 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population (27/0). NGC Census: (8/0). Mintage: 13,765,799. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fre	67	$881	08/09/14
HA	1978-D 50C MS67 PCGS.	67	$374	12/14/04
	1978-D 50c PCGS MS66	66	$26	09/07/20
	1978-D 50c PCGS MS66	66	$115	01/09/17
	1978-D 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (100/27). NGC Census: (38/8). Mintage: 13,765,799. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS	66	$18	09/30/08
	1978-D 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (97/27). NGC Census: (31/8). Mintage: 13,765,799. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS	66	$35	08/21/07
	1978-D 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (97/27). NGC Census: (31/8). Mintage: 13,765,799. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS	66	$17	08/19/07
	1978-D 50c PCGS MS66	66	$29	12/19/05
HA	1978-D MS66 PCGS.	66	$16	10/05/04
HA	1978-D MS66 PCGS.	66	$16	10/05/04
HA	1978-D MS66 PCGS.	66	$11	09/28/04
HA	1978-D MS66 PCGS.	66	$32	09/21/04
HA	1978-D MS66 PCGS.	66	$34	09/14/04
HA	1978-D 50C MS66 PCGS. The latest Coin World "Trends" price	66	$21	09/03/02
	1978-D 50C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (93/340). NGC Census: (42/236). MS64. Mintage 13,765,799.	64	$240	06/18/19
	No Date 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--Struck 65% Off Center--MS62 PCGS.	62	$322	01/09/11
HA	1978-D 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (10/0). PCGS Population: (33/0). Mintage 13,765,799.	67	$180	11/05/17
HA	1978-D 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (8/0). PCGS Population (27/0). Mintage: 13,765,799. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $150. (#6734)	67	$104	12/03/06
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1978-D 50c NGC MS66	66	$14	04/15/10
HA	1978-D 50C MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (27/8). PCGS Population (94/27). Mintage: 13,765,799. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $27. (#6734)	66	$14	01/21/07
HA	1978-D 50C MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (27/8). PCGS Population (94/27). Mintage: 13,765,799. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $27. (#6734)	66	$19	11/21/06
HA	1978-D 50C MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (10/27). PCGS Population (40/118). Mintage: 13,765,799. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $12.(#6734)	65	$18	05/07/06
HA	1978-D 50C MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (10/27). PCGS Population (40/118). Mintage: 13,765,799. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $12.(#6734)	65	$27	05/02/06

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