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1998-S Silver Frosted Matte Finish Kennedy half dollar value guide -- a genuine modern rarity, and current price.
Condition drives the price — full breakdown below.
Note: a full grade-by-grade breakdown for this coin is still being compiled.
62,000 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.
A special, extremely low-mintage matte-finish silver issue -- only 62,000 struck, versus 15.6 million for the standard 1998-P business strike.
One of the scarcer modern (post-1970) Kennedy half dollar issues by mintage.
Live listings matching the 1998-S Kennedy Half Dollar
Other dates and varieties in this series
What to check before you pay, specific to this date and its 62,000-coin mintage.
Two examples of this date can be worth very different amounts depending on wear. Work out where an example sits on the range above before deciding whether its asking price is fair, and ask the seller for more photos if the wear points aren't clear.
Every figure on this page depends on that S. The same year from another mint is a far more common coin, which is exactly why added and altered mint marks are the usual way this date gets faked. Ask for a close-up of the mark itself — a listing title claiming it is not evidence.
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 1998-S Kennedy Half Dollar
Value depends heavily on condition. A well-worn example brings closer to —, while an uncirculated one can reach — or more.
A special, extremely low-mintage matte-finish silver issue -- only 62,000 struck, versus 15.6 million for the standard 1998-P business strike.
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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