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PCGS Number: 6743
Coin Date: 1983-P
Denomination (Short): 50c
Denomination (Long): 50 Cents
Desg: MS
Mint Mark: P
Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
Mintage: 34,139,000
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: 24V2

1983-P 50c

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
AU50	$1.05
AU53	$1.05
AU55	$1.85
AU58	$2.35
MS60	$4.05
MS61	$4.73
MS62	$5.40
MS63	$5.94
MS64	$8.10
MS65	$20.25
MS66	$74.00
MS67	$520.00
MS68	$3,750.00
OGP*	$5.40

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1983-P Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-67 (PCGS).	67	$288	04/12/23
	1983-P 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (23/1). NGC Census: (5/0). Mintage 34,139,000.	67	$360	11/04/17
	1983-P 50C MS67 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/1). NGC Census: (3/0). Mintage 34,139,000.	67	$793	11/02/16
	1983-P 50C MS67 PCGS. EX: Vennekotter Collection. PCGS Population (17/1). NGC Census: (3/0). Mintage: 34,139,000. Numismedi	67	$552	11/03/15
	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck 10% Off Center -- MS62 PCGS.	62	$134	01/03/22
	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck 5% Off Center -- MS63 PCGS.	63	$60	04/15/20
	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck 65% Off Center, Indent Reverse -- MS63 PCGS.	63	$810	09/10/19
	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--Struck 65% Off-Center, Indent Reverse--MS63 PCGS.	63	$489	01/09/11
	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--Large Broadstrike Out Of Collar--MS63 PCGS.	63	$202	01/09/11
HA	1983-P 50C	63	$13	06/06/00
	1983-P 50c PCGS MS66	66	$44	12/23/19
	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Cent -- Struck 7% Off Center -- MS66 PCGS.	66	$156	05/01/18
	1983-P 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (125/23). NGC Census: (202/5). Mintage 34,139,000.	66	$47	08/08/17
	1983-P 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (125/23). NGC Census: (202/5). Mintage 34,139,000.	66	$31	08/06/17
	1983-P Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-66 (PCGS).	66	$106	11/16/16
	1983-P 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (110/21). NGC Census: (147/3). Mintage 34,139,000.	66	$37	09/27/16
	1983-P 50C MS66+ PCGS. PCGS Population (107/20 and 2/0+). NGC Census: (138/3 and 0/0+). Mintage: 34,139,000. Numismedia Wsl	66	$47	06/21/16
	1983-P 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population (79/17). NGC Census: (42/3). Mintage: 34,139,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS	66	$35	10/05/08
HA	1983-P 50C MS66 PCGS.	66	$35	07/05/05
	1983-P Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-65 (PCGS).	65	$6	08/15/16
	1983-P 50C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (53/90). NGC Census: (4/41). Mintage: 34,139,000. (#6743)	65	$17	01/16/07
HA	1983-P 50C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population (52/88). NGC Census: (3/39). Mintage: 34,139,000. (#6743)	65	$17	08/08/06
	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck 5% Off Center -- MS64 PCGS.	64	$94	01/12/16
	1983-P 50C Half Dollar--Struck 5% Off-Center--MS64 PCGS.From The Victoria Collection.	64	$94	10/18/11
	1983-P 50C Half Dollar--Struck 5% Off-Center--MS64 PCGS.From The Victoria Collection.	64	$74	08/02/09
	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--Struck 10% Off Center--MS64 PCGS.	64	$121	01/16/08
	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar Large Uncentered Broadstruck MS64 PCGS.	64	$69	12/18/07
HA	1983-P 50C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (41/143). NGC Census: (2/42). Mintage: 34,139,000. (#6743)	64	$11	10/29/06
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck 10% Off Center -- MS65 NGC.	65	$129	06/12/23
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Multistruck Broadstruck -- MS65 NGC.	65	$960	03/20/23
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck 10% Off Center -- MS65 NGC.	65	$124	03/20/23
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy -- Struck 10% Off Center -- MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (272/277). PCGS Population: (133/176). CDN: $15 Whsle.	65	$301	03/01/23
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Multistruck, Broadstruck -- MS65 NGC.	65	$720	04/04/22
HA	(1983)-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck 10% Off Center -- MS65 NGC.	65	$144	04/15/20
HA	1983-P 50C Washington Quarter -- Struck 15% Off Center -- MS65 NGC.	65	$142	12/08/15
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck 15% Off Center -- MS65 NGC.	65	$147	04/29/14
HA	(1983-P) 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--Struck 10% Off Center--MS65 NGC.	65	$99	12/06/09
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--Struck 70% Off-Center, Obverse Partial Brockage--MS65 NGC.	65	$632	01/11/09
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Broadstruck -- MS66 NGC.	66	$114	03/20/23
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--Double Struck 2nd Broadstruck W/Obv Indent--MS66 NGC.	66	$805	05/02/10
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--Broadstruck--MS66 NGC.	66	$69	12/06/09
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half--Broadstruck--MS66 NGC.	66	$128	03/15/05
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--Struck 5% Off Center--MS66	66	$58	09/11/04
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Broadstruck -- MS64 NGC.	64	$89	03/20/23
HA	(1983)-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck 20% Off Center --MS64 NGC.	64	$192	03/20/23
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Broadstruck -- MS64 NGC.	64	$129	03/20/23
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck 10% Off Center -- MS64 NGC.	64	$169	02/22/23
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1983-P 50c NGC MS67	67	$95	09/05/22
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1983-P 50c NGC MS67	67	$155	07/25/22
HA	1983-P 50C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (5/0). PCGS Population: (23/1). CDN: $400 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS67. Minta	67	$432	11/13/18
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck 20% Off Center -- MS62 NGC.	62	$192	07/05/22
HA	1976 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck 5% Off Center -- AU53 NGC. This lot will also include the following: 1979 50C Ken (Total: 3 coins)	58	$101	05/23/17
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollars Obverse Struck Thru AU58 NGC.	58	$19	03/11/08
HA	1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar--Broadstruck, Obverse Wheel Mark--MS60 NGC. Unc Details.	60	$59	01/10/10

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