Truly uncirculated 50 cent coins from 1969 (cv $25), 1971 ($25), 1972 ($55), 1973 ($60), 1974 ($35), 1985 ($13), 1993 ($22) , and 1997 ($30) are all worth more than any commemorative 50c coin.
A list of valuable 50c Australian coins is fairly short - most are only worth their face value unless they are in premium grade. One of the first 50 cent piece designs that many people notice in their change are the fifty cent coins struck for the Centenary of Federation - there is one for each state and territory.
What are the rarest silver 50 cent coins? If you don't count over-dates, proofs, and strange varieties then the rarest half dollar coin is the 1873-S with no arrows. None of those coins are thought to have survived. The rarest coins that still exist are the 1796 and 1797 halves.
1971 Kennedy Half Dollar Value
According to the NGC Price Guide, as of July 2023, a Kennedy Half Dollar from 1971 in circulated condition is worth between $0.60 and $0.75. However, on the open market 1971 Half Dollars in pristine, uncirculated condition sell for as much as $2050.
The Royal Mint has revealed the most valuable 50p coin, ahead of the 1971 decimalisation's golden anniversary. The rarest is the Kew's Garden 50p, which was designed to mark the 250th anniversary of the gardens in 2009.
Most of the 1974 Half Dollar coins are only worth 0. 50c, while the ones in mint condition sell for $2.50.
The Kennedy Silver Half Dollar refers to half dollar coins struck by the United States Mint from 1964-1970, however only the 1964-minted coins were composed of 90% silver. That specific year's strikes each contained .
Like many of the early commemorative 50c coins the Silver Jubilee coins were hoarded away in great numbers, and you can easily buy a nice uncirculated coin for just $4 or $5. A coin from a mint set may fetch a couple of dollars more.
A total of 36.45 million coins were minted, with 14 million being put into circulation. Round 50c coins are still legal tender, but they are rarely used as means of payment. As of 4 April 2023, the bullion value of a round 50c coin was about AU$12.66.
These coins were struck in abundance, with a mintage of over 25 million pieces. However, a few examples of 1977 50 Cents coinage later surfaced bearing the non-commemorative Australia coat of arms design used for previous and subsequent years.
A really interesting error on a 1977 50 cent. It looks like it was struck through an attached cold shut. The smooth surface of the struck through area indicates a cold shut while the fractured edge shows that the cold shut was probably attached. Something quite different to a typical planchet flaw.
According to the NGC Price Guide, as of July 2023, a Kennedy Half Dollar from 1978 in circulated condition is worth between $0.60 and $0.75. However, on the open market 1978 Half Dollars in pristine, uncirculated condition sell for as much as $420.
There were still nearly 5 million of them made though, so it is by no means a scarce coin and only really worth more than face value if it is uncirculated, when it is worth $7-$10.
According to the NGC Price Guide, as of July 2023, a Kennedy Half Dollar from 1972 in circulated condition is worth between $0.60 and $0.75. However, on the open market 1972 Half Dollars in pristine, uncirculated condition sell for as much as $1100.
50 cent Kennedy half dollars were first struck in 90% silver after which they transitioned to 40% silver. Today, the circulated 50 cent Kennedy's are not struck in silver, but there are Kennedy silver proof variants that are struck and specially released from time to time.
$0.50 in 1975 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $2.84 today, an increase of $2.34 over 48 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.68% per year between 1975 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 467.12%.
The 1974 S quarter was produced at the San Francisco Mint with a total mintage of 2,612,568 coins. This coin is the Proof coin and is the rarest of all three varieties. A Proof coin has been specially made for collectors and are generally of higher quality than regular minted coins.
$0.50 in 1973 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $3.44 today, an increase of $2.94 over 50 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.93% per year between 1973 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 587.18%.
The Royal Australian Mint has produced over 1 billion circulating 50 cent coins since 1969.
Only two examples of the 1861 Paquet Reverse Double Eagle are known to exist, and the coin is considered as rare as the most valuable coin in the world, the 1933 Double Eagle. An 1861 Paquet Reverse Double Eagle sold at auction for $7.2 million in 2021.