1966 50c Special Mint Set SMS DCAM

Name: 1966 50c Special Mint Set SMS DCAM
SKU: 7003

Greysheet & CPG® Values

Melt Value (Silver): 0.1479 oz

$9.51

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Issued with the Special Mint Sets (SMS) that were issued from 1965-1967 in lieu of proof sets. A few 1964 sets were issued as experiments and are very rare.

Obverse Description

Portrait of President John F. Kennedy surrounded by the word LIBERTY on the periphery. IN GOD WE TRUST appears left and right of the portrait with the date at the bottom. The mint mark, if any, appears under the right of Kennedy's neck.

Reverse Description

The heraldic eagle holding arrows and branch of olive leaves with a full circle of stars around it. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * HALF DOLLAR surround the periphery.

Catalog Information

GSID: 7003

Designer: Gilroy Roberts, Frank Gasparro

Obverse Designer: Gilroy Roberts

Obverse Lettering: LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, 1966

Reverse Designer: Frank Gasparro

Reverse Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HALF DOLLAR

Fineness: 0.4

Weight (gr): 11.5 gr

Weight (oz): 0.475 oz

Precious Metal Weight: 0.1479 oz

Strike Type: Special Mint Set

Diameter: 30.6

Coin Shape: Round

Edge: Reeded

Variety: Special Mint Set

Coin Date: 1966

Denomination: 50c

Designation: SMS

Mint Location: San Francisco

Mintage: 2,261,583

Coinage Type: Kennedy half dollar

Coinage Years: 1964-

Composition: 40% silver; 60% copper

PCGS #: 96846

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