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1974 Half Dollar worth anything?

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  • PeakRaritiesPeakRarities Posts: 4,079 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 20, 2021 6:07PM

    Its worth 50 cents unfortunately

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  • AMRCAMRC Posts: 4,280 ✭✭✭✭✭

    50C. Not unfortunate, working as designed. ;-)

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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,727 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It looks like the obverse die was slightly misaligned but so little and it’s worth 50 cents

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,901 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 20, 2021 6:26PM

    Monetary value aside, if the rotation is as pictured, it's sort of a neat find, and worth keeping.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,699 ✭✭✭✭✭

    50 cents all day long

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @dberrier118 .... Welcome aboard.... Not sure if it has a misaligned die (obverse/reverse), but even so, it will not add much value since it is minor. Cheers, RickO

  • silverpopsilverpop Posts: 6,702 ✭✭✭✭✭

    50 cents is the real world value of your coin

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  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome to the forum! Your coin is fairly common and as others have already said, just worth face value. But it could be the start of a beautiful relationship...

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  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,628 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @dberrier118 Beyond asking “is it worth anything” can you give us specific questions that lead you to ask why it’s worth anything beyond face value? It would help us give you better advice.

  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome to the Board!

    Nice half dollar, and worth its face value.

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  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It’s worth face value.

  • moursundmoursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭

    In case the op is still paying attention, half dollars before 1970 contain silver, and will be worth more than face value.

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,359 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 21, 2021 11:28AM

    Although the coin is 47 years old, it's still worth only 50 cents. The problems are, the mintage was over 201 million and very few of these coins saw much circulation. Therefore they are common in Mint State.

    The old Red Book I picked up to check the mintage says it's worth $3 in MS-63. I don't think so, but you could always hope. It's worth 50 cents.

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,901 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @moursund said:
    In case the op is still paying attention, half dollars before 1970 contain silver, and will be worth more than face value.

    Make that before 1971. 1970 half dollars are also 40%. ;)

  • moursundmoursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JBK said:

    @moursund said:
    In case the op is still paying attention, half dollars before 1970 contain silver, and will be worth more than face value.

    Make that before 1971. 1970 half dollars are also 40%. ;)

    Yikes! I just spent a HUGE pile of '70s!!! :grin:

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  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,901 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Fortunately the 1970 half dollar was in sets only, so very slim chance of finding one in circulation. :p

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