2008-D 50C MS67 认证号12574063, PCGS号394941

Type: Kennedy Half Dollar, Type 3, Copper-Nickel Clad (1971- ) Designer: Gilroy Roberts / Frank Gasparro Content: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel over a pure Copper center Weight: 11.30 grams Diameter: 30.61 millimeters Edge: Reeded (150 reeds) Mint: Denver Production Strikes: 1,700,000 General Type Description: Beginning in 1971, all silver was removed from the Half Dollar, in favor of the same copper-nickel clad alloy that had been in use on Dimes and Quarter Dollars since 1965. Mintages remained low relative to all other denominations, with the result that the Half Dollar was seldom used or seen in circulation (a situation that persists today). Though somewhat lengthy, this series is easy and affordable to collect as either circulation strikes, Proofs, or both. Some dates, such as 1987-P and D, 2001-P, 2002-P and D, and others were not issued for circulation but are available only in Mint sets, adding a bit of a challenge. Major varieties include a 1972 No “FG” and a 1974 Doubled Die Obverse. (Source:: Guth, Ron. PCGS CoinFacts) Specific Issue Description: The 2008-P and 2008-D Kennedy Half Dollars are tied as being the lowest mintage Uncirculated Kennedy Half Dollars in the entire series. They even have a lower mintage than the 1970-D Uncirculated Kennedy Half Dollar, which for many years was considered the key date coin in the entire Uncirculated Kennedy Half Dollar series. (Source: Hernandez, Jaime. PCGS CoinFacts) Exemplar Notes: One of about two dozen graded MS67 with none graded higher, this gem was acquired 11/2011 from Suzanne Stewart, Abacus Coins.

Jaime Hernandez

The 2008-P and 2008-D Kennedy Half Dollars are tied as being the lowest mintage Uncirculated Kennedy Half Dollars in the entire series. They even have a lower mintage than the 1970-D Uncirculated Kennedy Half Dollar, which for many years was considered the key date coin in the entire Uncirculated Kennedy Half Dollar series.