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1964 Kennedy half dollar value: $36 circulated to $60 in MS-65 per PCGS, about $23.67 in silver at $65.44/oz. 1964-D, PR-65 and Accented Hair proof values.
Condition drives the price — full breakdown below.
273,304,004 struck — against the other key dates in the Kennedy Half Dollar series.
Bars are scaled to keep the smallest mintages visible; the exact figure is printed on every row. Mintage is coins struck, not coins surviving — melting and circulation wear thin those numbers further.
PCGS prices a 1964 Kennedy half at $36 in every circulated grade, $37 in MS-60, $38 in MS-63, $55 in MS-64, $60 in MS-65, $90 in MS-66 and $475 in MS-67 (retrieved 2026-09-03). The flat curve means a circulated coin is a silver coin, nothing more.
PCGS gives the weight as 12.50 grams of 90 percent silver, which works out to 11.25 grams or about 0.3617 troy ounces of pure silver. At $65.44 per ounce on 3 September 2026 that is roughly $23.67 of metal; a PeerMetals seller listed an AU/BU 1964 half at $24.10 the same day.
1964 is a one-year type. PCGS notes it is the only Kennedy half struck in 90 percent silver; 1965 to 1970 halves dropped to 40 percent silver and later coins contain none, so check the date before you price one.
Mintage figures differ by source: PCGS lists 273,304,004 for Philadelphia and USA Coin Book lists 277,254,766. Denver struck 156,205,446 (1964-D), and PCGS notes Denver actually began striking a week before Philadelphia in February 1964.
The 1964-D is worth about the same. USA Coin Book lists it at $34 from G-4 through AU-50, $35 in MS-60 and $76 in MS-65, a touch above the $63 it gives the Philadelphia coin in MS-65.
Proofs are affordable: USA Coin Book lists a 1964 proof at $50 in PR-65 out of a proof mintage of 3,950,762. The Accented Hair variety, which PCGS says makes up less than 5 percent of that mintage, lists at $142 on USA Coin Book, and PCGS says it retails around $165 in PR67 and $950 in PR69.
To spot an Accented Hair proof, PCGS says to look for extra hair detail right above Kennedy's ear compared with the smoother regular proof. It is a proof-only variety, so it will never turn up in pocket change.
Condition rarity is real at the top: a PCGS MS68 sold for $57,600 at Heritage on 12 May 2024, and PCGS lists MS-67+ at $4,650. Anything below MS-66 sells for close to melt.
PCGS lists two attributed die varieties for 1964, the DDO FS-102 and the DDR FS-801. Doubling on the date or the lettering is what separates these from a $36 coin.
Live listings matching the 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar
Other dates and varieties in this series
What to check before you pay, specific to this date and its 273,304,004-coin mintage.
The same date runs from about $36 worn to $60 at the top of the scale — a 2× spread. Nearly all of that gap is condition, not the date on the coin, so work out where an example sits on the table above before deciding whether its asking price is fair.
Grading fees would eat much of what this coin is worth, so raw examples are normal here and nothing to be wary of. Judge it on clear photos of both sides and the seller's track record instead.
Every Kennedy Half Dollar listed here is priced by an individual seller, so the same coin in the same grade can differ by a wide margin on any given day. Sort by price, check Metal Points and order history for a sense of the seller's record, and message them if the photos don't show enough to grade confidently.
About the 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar
Value depends heavily on condition. A well-worn example brings closer to $36, while an uncirculated one can reach $60 or more.
PCGS prices a 1964 Kennedy half at $36 in every circulated grade, $37 in MS-60, $38 in MS-63, $55 in MS-64, $60 in MS-65, $90 in MS-66 and $475 in MS-67 (retrieved 2026-09-03). The flat curve means a circulated coin is a silver coin, nothing more.
For anything you believe is a key date or an error, professional grading protects both buyer and seller by settling condition and authenticity before money changes hands.
The rest of the series, with what each is worth at the top of the grade scale.
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