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1965 50c Special Mint Set SMS

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Melt Value (Silver): 0.1479 oz +3.73%
$8.44
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Issued with the Special Mint Sets (SMS) that were issued from 1965-1967 in lieu of proof sets. A few 1964 sets were issued as experiments and are very rare.

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.

Catalog Information

GSID: 6998
Designer: Gilroy Roberts, Frank Gasparro
Obverse Designer: Gilroy Roberts
Obverse Lettering: LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, 1964
Reverse Designer: Frank Gasparro
Reverse Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HALF DOLLAR
Fineness: 0.4
Weight (gr): 11.5 gr
Weight (oz): 0.475 oz
Precious Metal Weight: 0.1479 oz
Strike Type: Special Mint Set
Diameter: 30.6
Coin Shape: Round
Edge: Reeded
Variety: Special Mint Set
Coin Date: 1965
Denomination: 50c
Designation: SMS
Mint Location: San Francisco
Mintage: 2,360,000
Coinage Type: Kennedy half dollar
Coinage Years: 1964-
Composition: 40% silver; 60% copper
PCGS #: 6845
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1965 50c Special Mint Set SMS
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1965 50c Special Mint Set SMS
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Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Melt Value (Silver): 0.1479 oz +3.73%
$8.44
GSID:6998 PCGS:6845 Shop related

Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Shop related
Grade CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
OGP* $13.00 $1,234
MS69 $3,100 $1,234
MS68 $1,234 $1,234
MS67 $1,234 $1,234
MS66 $1,234 $1,234
MS65 $1,234 $1,234
MS64 $1,234 $1,234
MS63 $1,234 $1,234
MS62 $1,234 $1,234
MS61 $1,234 $1,234
MS60 $1,234 $1,234

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1964 50c Special Mint Set SMS
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Worth: $32 – $1,000
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Worth: $240 – $3,250
1966 50c Special Mint Set SMS
Worth: $9 – $900
1966 50c Special Mint Set SMS CAM
Worth: $22 – $2,750
1966 50c Special Mint Set SMS DCAM
Worth: $220 – $5,000
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Worth: $9 – $900
1967 50c Special Mint Set SMS CAM
Worth: $9 – $3,000
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Auction Prices

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1965 Kennedy Half Dollar. SMS. MS-68 (NGC).
$145
Sold 12/3/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1965 50C SMS, Doubled Die Obverse, MS65 ANACS. Mintage 2,300,000.Flynn Reference and Cross Reference: DDO.Fly...
$39
Sold 3/4/2024
Heritage Auctions
1965 50c PCGS SP67 (Special Mint Set)
$62
Sold 5/1/2023
DLRC
1965 50C Kennedy Half Dollar, Special Mint Set -- Obverse Struck Thru String -- MS66 NGC. From The Michael Sussma...
$384
Sold 3/20/2023
Heritage Auctions
1965 50C Kennedy Half Dollar -- Struck 85% Off Center, First Strike Brockage Reverse -- SMS SP63 PCGS. ...
$2,640
Sold 5/6/2022
Heritage Auctions
1965 50C SMS SP64 PCGS. PCGS Population (215/2247). NGC Census: (0/0). Mintage: 2,300,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for proble...
$32
Sold 2/21/2012
Heritage Auctions
1965 50C SMS MS68 NGC. Rick Tomaska, Authentic Hand-Signed. NGC Census: (1088/10). PCGS Population: (54/0). CDN: $140 Whsle...
$81
Sold 9/24/2024
Heritage Auctions
1965 50C SMS, Doubled Die Obverse, MS65 ANACS. Mintage 2,300,000.Flynn Reference and Cross Reference: DDO.Fl...
$30
Sold 3/4/2024
Heritage Auctions
1965 50C SMS, Kennedy Half Dollar -- Obverse Struck Thru -- MS67 NGC. ...
$59
Sold 10/10/2022
Heritage Auctions
1965 50C SMS, Kennedy Half Dollar -- Rotated Dies -- MS66 NGC. ...
$252
Sold 10/6/2021
Heritage Auctions
1965 50C Kennedy Half Dollar Struck Thru Thread SMS MS64 ANACS. ...
$50
Sold 8/23/2009
Heritage Auctions
1965 50C SMS MS68 NGC. Rick Tomaska Signature. NGC Census: (1088/10). PCGS Population: (54/0). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for NGC...
$114
Sold 9/10/2024
Heritage Auctions
1965 50C SMS, Kennedy Half Dollar -- Rotated Dies -- MS65 NGC....
$186
Sold 6/12/2023
Heritage Auctions
1965 50c PCGS SP67 (SMS Doubled Die Reverse)
$45
Sold 9/12/2022
DLRC
1965 50C SMS Kennedy Half Dollar -- 135° Rotated Reverse -- SP66 PCGS. ...
$216
Sold 7/15/2021
Heritage Auctions
1965 SMS MS64 ANACS. ...
$7
Sold 5/20/2003
Heritage Auctions
1965 Kennedy Half Dollar. SMS. MS-68 (NGC).
$120
Sold 3/13/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1965 50C SMS, Kennedy Half Dollar -- Rotated Dies -- MS65 NGC. ...
$234
Sold 10/6/2021
Heritage Auctions
1965 50c NGC MS67 (Special Mint Set)
$70
Sold 3/28/2022
DLRC
1965 50C SMS Kennedy Half Dollar -- Rotated Dies -- MS66 NGC. ...
$240
Sold 7/15/2021
Heritage Auctions
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