What is for sale
This sale is for a 20-coin roll of 10 P and 10 D, 1971 Kennedy Half Dollars.
Give and Get Coin Services
Kennedy half dollars are all we sell. We treat customers fairly, personally, and professionally, and they give us best in class remarks for our goods and services. Our services begin with accurate listing descriptions and photos and continue through what is often same day shipping, ahead of our 1-day standard.
Returns
YES. Of course we accept returns. And we issue full refunds. We wouldn't buy from anyone who does not stand behind their products and we don't think you should have to either. Be sure to read our simple refund policy before buying.
Shipping
Our policy is to ship within 24 hours Sunday through Friday, but same-day shipping is often how we roll. Our carrier is USPS, and if you order early Saturday we shoot for same day shipping of your coins.
The Historic Bicentennial coins are always collectible
They marked America's 200th birthday. And in 3 short years, when these bicentennial halves are 50 years old, America will mark its 250th birthday.
Kennedy Bicentennials always attract a premium because of their 2-year-only custom designs and the landmark, 1776 - 1976 dual date. These halves are one of only three bicentennial coins produced - joined by the Washington quarters and Eisenhower dollar coins. They are the only coins in American history with a dual date to have been placed in general circulation - as if they were an ordinary coin.
They are anything but.
The bicentennials were both produced and circulated in the years 1975 and 1976, using the same dual date on them all, 1776 - 1976. Because of their unchanged date for two years, there are no circulating quarters, halves or dollar coins dated 1975.
All three bicentennial coins also have custom designs. On the Kennedys, the usual image of a heraldic eagle on the reverse is replaced with the image of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
The Kennedy bicentennial is a key coin in the Kennedy half dollar series and it is forever collectible at a premium because it is both history made and history kept.
The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Kennedy coins are of grief-struck beginnings. In November 1963, President John F. Kennedy, a charismatic and popular president from Massachusetts, the youngest President the country had ever elected, was in a motorcade in Dallas. His wife was seated next to him in the back seat of an open-air convertible when the president was shot by an assassin and killed. The horrific scene was caught on film and shook the country deeply. It is known as 'the day America lost its innocence.''
Just 5 months later, the Kennedy half dollar was rushed into circulation. The first day banks distributed them, there were widespread reports that people had lined up for blocks before the bank doors even opened. By the end of that day, widespread reports were that all banks ran out of the new half dollars by noon.