1961 HALF DOLLAR
PCGS Nos: 6680, 86680, 6702,
86702, 96702, 6689
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 8,290,000
Proofs: 3,028,244
Designer: John R.
Sinnock, the reverse adapted from a design by John Frederick Lewis
Diameter: ±30
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±193
grains (±12.5 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) centered above the bell on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-65 Full Bell Lines. Ex
- Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Rarities Sale", January 3,
2001, Lot 255, illustrated, sold for $977.50 From the Great Lakes
Collection
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6116, not illustrated, sold for $172.50
PCGS MS-65. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October
2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 6383, not illustrated, sold
for $57.50
PCGS MS-65. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October
2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 6384, not illustrated, sold
for $51.75
Varieties:
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated non-Full Bell Line examples graded by PCGS are
12 MS-66's.
The finest Uncirculated Full Bell Line examples graded by PCGS are 96 MS-65's.
The finest Proof examples
graded by PCGS are 33 PR-69's.
The finest Proof Cameo examples graded by PCGS are 4 PR-69's.
The finest Proof Deep Cameo examples graded by PCGS are 58 PR-68's.
The finest Proof "Doubled Die" examples graded by PCGS are 5
PR-67's.
The finest Cameo Proof
"Doubled Die" example graded by PCGS is a single PR-67.
Sources and/or recommended
reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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