United States: 1965 silver specimen Kennedy half dollar, Special Mint Set issue

United States: 1965 silver specimen Kennedy half dollar, Special Mint Set issue

PCGS SP67 CAM; cert. #58312802.

Numista-10865, Krause-Mishler-202a.

Mintage: 2,360,000 (1965 Special Mint Set).

Ex-David Lawrence Rare Coins, Inventory #910115, 19 August 2026.

Typically I have little interest in Kennedy half dollars (in fact, I posted a meme about that), but I needed a representative example for a type coin, and this piece dates from my birthyear as well. It is a frosty white example with a respectable Specimen-67 grade and the Cameo (CAM) designation, so it's not your average Kennedy half, and the Cameo rating means it's not your average Special Mint Set (SMS) coin, either.



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I intend to make a video of it, to hopefully show the Cameo contrast, once it is in hand. It’s still in transit as of this post.

 

Love the coin!

 

Said the man with a Kennedy avatar of a slightly different metallic composition.