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1964 Accented Hair Half Dollar PR DCAM FS-401 Values
Details
The Accented Hair variety is identifiable by the enhanced lines in the central area of Kennedy’s hair, just below the part. However, the easiest way to identify the variety is the weak or broken lower-left serif of the I in LIBERTY.
This coin is made of 90% silver; 10% copper and has a current melt value of $26.43
Obverse: 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.
Reverse: 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.
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
3,950,762
Coinage Type:
Kennedy half dollar
Coinage Years:
1964
Composition:
90% silver; 10% copper
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Accented Hair
Variety 2:
FS-401
Physical Characteristics
Fineness:
0.9
Weight:
12.5 gr
Weight:
0.475 oz
Precious Metal Weight:
0.3617 oz
Strike Type:
Proof
Diameter:
30.6 mm
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
Designer:
Gilroy Roberts, Frank Gasparro
Obverse Lettering:
LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, 1964
Obverse Designer:
Gilroy Roberts
Reverse Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HALF DOLLAR
Reverse Designer:
Frank Gasparro
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