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Second release of the new American Liberty Gold High Relief series.
Kennedy half dollars were first minted in 1964 to commemorate the president after his assassination in 1963.
Obverse (heads): A portrait of President John F. Kennedy based on a portrait prepared for his presidential medal.
Reverse (tails): Design is based on the Presidential Seal. It consists of a heraldic eagle with a shield on its breast holding a symbolic olive branch and a bundle of 13 arrows. A ring of 50 stars surrounds the design.
Obverse designed was by Gilroy Roberts.
Reverse was designed by Frank Gasparro.
The US Mint released the 50th Anniversary High Relief Kennedy Gold Half Dollar on August 5, 2014. The release day price was $1,240.00; the price of gold was $1,288.67. Excitement for a JFK gold half dollar was high and helped boost sales to 72,696 coins sold.
Comparative Modern Gold High Relief sales updated weekly.
2009 UHR Double Eagle: 115,178 coins sold.
2014 HR Kennedy: 72,696 coins sold.
2015 HR Liberty: 49,325 coins sold.
2017 HR Liberty: 39,249 coins sold.
2018 HR Liberty: 59,714 coins sold.
2019 HR Liberty: 24,609 coins sold.
2021 HR Liberty: 12,471 coins sold.
2023 HR Liberty: 12,187 coins sold.
Sources; US Mint, USA Gold