This page sponsored by:  

Follow any of the active links below.  If you get lost, remember - there's no place like HOME!

Previous Date | Next Date | Kennedy Half Dollars by Date | Half Dollars by Type


1966 HALF DOLLAR

Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 108,984,932
Proofs: 2,261,583 (Special Mint Set)

Designer: Obverse by Gilroy Roberts; reverse by Frank Gasparro

Diameter: ±31 millimeters

Metal Content:
Outer layers - ±80% Silver, ±20% Copper
Center - ±79% Copper, ±21% Silver

Weight: ±178 grains (±11.5 grams)

Edge: Reeded

Mintmark: None (for Philadelphia, PA)
left of the stem of the olive branch on the reverse

Image courtesy of 

Varieties:

Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-68.

The finest Uncirculated SMS examples graded by PCGS are 36 MS-68's.

The finest Uncirculated Cameo SMS examples graded by PCGS are 6 MS-68's.

The finest Uncirculated Deep Cameo SMS examples graded by PCGS are 3 MS-68's.

Sources and/or recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The Professional Coin Grading Service

 

© Copyright 1999-2005 Collectors Universe, Inc. - all rights reserved worldwide.
Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission
of Collectors Universe, Inc. or the original lender is strictly prohibited!