Owner Comments:
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
― John F. Kennedy
1987 P Mintage. 2,890,758. ( mint sets only)
TN: other mint sets
1970 D Mintage: 2,150,000
Ngc. 4 MS 68. Pop=<1%. NH. 954 Ngc
Pcgs. 1 MS 68. Pop=<1%. NH. 831 Pcgs
Rarity Total. 5 MS 68. P=<1%.. 1,785 by both services.
Sheldon Rarity Scale(SRS) R7, Prohibitively rare-one may be offered for sale once every few yrs..
Sheldon Rarity Scale-Expanded(SRS-E) R7+, 4-6 known.
Universal Rarity Scale(URS) URS 4, 5-8 known.
Pcgs Rarity Scale Numerical(PRSN 9.7, 5-6 known.
Pcgs Rarity Scale Descriptive(PRSD Ultra rare, 9.0-9.9, 25-2 known.
From NGC Article List, 5/28/2008. The other issue with 1987 Kennedy Half Dollars is that, since all coins were issued in Uncirculated Mint Sets, the majority will remain in uncirculated, or better, condition. According to the NGC population report, 357 coins have been graded by NGC, with grades ranging from MS 63 to one grading MS 68.
While the 1987 Half Dollar is very elusive but not impossible to find in circulation and rolls, the coin remains very easy to obtain in a 1987 Mint Set, which still trades close to the $7 issue price. While it is not a Key Date, it is likely that only very high-grade, certified pieces will bring significant premiums.
Registry points. 3852 12/22
Cert#. 6603804-003 MS 68
Ngc 5,100. Pcgs NA
TN**** Ngc Article ****. .Dancing with Dates, Part Six Posted on 3/17/2009
This month, David W. Lange wraps up his look at 20th-century date styles with a focus on the Kennedy half dollar series.
numeral 1 features a prominent serif at either side of its base and a downward slanting serif at upper left, this ending in a distinct point at both its top and bottom. This same configuration has remained to the present day, but with some minor modifications along the way. The bicentennial coins featured a slight curvature to the upper serif. In 1983 a new hub appeared, and henceforth the numeral 1 was noticeably thicker, while its lower serifs had obvious fillets to them. These serifs nearly disappeared beginning with the coinage of 1992. The upper serif regained its 1976 curvature in 1987, only to lose it again in 1995.
By definition, numeral 6 is always an inverted 9, and this has been true of Kennedy half dollars. In 1966, 1986 and 1996, this figure’s loop was nearly but not quite closed. For the bicentennial edition, an entirely different style of date was employed, and this had a distinctly closed loop to the 6..
The numeral 8 is always the least interesting figure in the dates of 20th Century USA coins, and this is true also of the Kennedy half dollar series. Symmetrical, stacked circles, the upper one slightly smaller than the lower, characterize all 8s for this series. Only the thickness with which the figure is sculpted and its overall dimensions have varied slightly.
The numeral 7 has shown almost no variation over the years of this coin series. The leftward-slanted serif to the horizontal element employed for most years was squared off and pointed directly downward in 1987, in which year this numeral was also arched more than usual so that its base sat vertically rather than diagonally