1965 50C MS(PCGS#6708)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2363

Grade

MS67+

Price

9,000

Lot Description

1965 Kennedy Half Dollar. MS-67+ (PCGS). A truly astounding example, notable for it's superior preservation and remarkable patina. The toning is dynamic and jewel-like, glowing with blended shades of iridescent antique gold, powder blue and salmon pink that sees the most vivid colors confined to the peripheries. The surfaces are intensely lustrous with a fully frosted, silky smooth texture. Tied with just two other coins as the finest certified by PCGS, we offered one of the other MS-67+ examples as lot 4108 in our August 2021 ANA Auction, where it realized $9,000. The present example will surely enter another advanced cabinet or Registry Set of toned coinage or pristine Kennedy half dollars. The premier issue in this series struck on a silver clad planchet, the 1965 was saved in far fewer numbers than the immensely popular first year 1964 and 1964-D issues. Regarding examples in the finest Mint State grades, Rick Tomaska writes in the 2018 edition of his Guide Book of Franklin & Kennedy Half Dollars: "The 1965-P [sic] Kennedy is very rare in MS-67. Few examples have survived with the near-perfect surfaces required for the MS-67 grade. Superb color coins in this grade are extremely rare as well." Certified MS-67+ and possessed of extraordinary toning, readers can draw their own conclusions about the rarity of this coin in light of Tomaska's observations. PCGS Population: 3; 0 finer. PCGS# 6708. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.