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NGC "D" Mint Franklin half dollar split planchet after strike. The coin shows the "split side" on the obverse. Because the coin split in half, it weighs only 6.2 grams.    A dramatic and rare error type on Franklin halves, and few split aft…

PCGS 1952-D Franklin half double-struck with the 2nd strike 96% off-center. The 2nd strike is die struck on both sides, adding to the coin's eye-appeal.  Franklin halves are rare double-struck, and few are known. Just a very few (maybe 5-10)...

PCGS 1968-D Kennedy half obverse missing clad layer. The coin is missing the clad layer on the obverse side. The obverse side is the "split side", and the coin weighs 9.52 grams. AU58

NGC proof clad Kennedy half dollar T-2 planchet. The coin has glimmering proof surfaces. Very scarce, and one of the scarcer proof planchets types.    Ungraded but with glimmering surfaces and some multi-colored/brown toning. 

NGC 1968-D Kennedy half struck 80% off-center on quarter T-1 blank. The coin has the design of a half dollar, but is struck on the blank of a Washington quarter. A very dramatic off-metal off-center combination. Remarkably, the date and mintmark area…

We have a few of these in stock. The buyer will get one of them from the lot (not necessarily the coin in the precise PCGS planchet in the photos.) PCGS AU58

PCGS 1971-X Kennedy half major off-center, struck 70% off-center at 10 o'clock.   A Major off-center Kennedy half, and scarce.    MS64

PCGS 1943-S walking liberty half broadstruck. The coin expanded in size beyond its normal diameter, and shows a decent sized area of unstruck planchet in the 6 o'clock areas.  Broadstruck walking half dollars are very scarce.  XF45

PCGS 1907-O Barber half laminated planchet reverse. The coin has a deep lamination on its reverse. Lamiantions this large are verse scarce on Barber halves.  The lamination segment was likely snapped off after strike by a prior owner (very commo…

PCGS (1971-2023-D) clad Kennedy half dollar struck with a 20% indent obverse and also a partial collar strike. Indents this large are scarce on Kennedy halves. A nice example. MS64

ANACS clad Kennedy half struck 70% off-center at K-6:30. The coin is a dramatic off-center strike, with much of the design missing.  An affordable example of a major off-center Kennedy half.  MS63

NGC 1870-S Seated half dollar struck 10% off-center. The coin is missing portions of the design in the 3 o'clock area, and also shows a decent portion of the unstruck planchet.    Seated half off-centers are rare, and are therefore very...

NGC 1976 bicentennial half double-struck with the 2nd strike 20% off-center, and die struck on both sides. The coin is dramatic in appearance, is great eye-appeal.   Scarce, and especially this nice!   MS65 with lustrous surfaces. 

NGC 1976 bicentennial half double-struck with the 2nd strike 70% off-center and die struck on both sides. A eye-catching, dramatic double-strike in appearance, and scarce.    MS65 with lustrous, pleasing surfaces. 

1972 Kennedy half struck on a rolled thin blank. It weighs 10.42 grams. AU58

PCGS 1966 Kennedy half 40% clamshell separated clad layer. The coin shows the separation (or split) primarily on the reverse, where the layer peeled back.    AU58

PCGS 1989-P Kennedy half struck 3% off-center. MS64

NGC 50c 1971-S proof Kennedy half with strong clashed dies on the obverse and reverse. The clash marks can be seen around Kennedy's profile, and the outline of much of Kennedy's head can be seen on the coin's reverse.    Proof coins are mad…

NGC 1976 bicentennial half struck on a quarter blank. The coin is struck on the much smaller 25c blank, and has the weight and metal of a quarter, but is struck with the half dollar dies.    Overall a scarce off-metal, with approximately 10…

PCGS 1972 Kennedy half with an incomplete clip across the obverse from K-7 to K-10, and visible also on the reverse. Additionally, the coin has a 2% curved clip at K-6.    Incomplete clips are very scarce on Kennedy halves!   AU55 &nbs…