Obverse
John F. Kennedy portrait by Gilroy Roberts.
WORLD COINS · UNITED STATES · 1999 PROOF
1999-S Kennedy Half Dollar Proof
San Francisco Mint · Kennedy Half Dollar · 1999 Nine-Coin Clad Set
01 IDENTITY
Coin Identity
CountryUnited States
Year1999
Denomination50 Cents
Mint MarkS
MintUnited States Mint · San Francisco
Proof EditionStandard Clad · Nine-Coin Set
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02 PHYSICAL PROFILE
Physical Specifications
CompositionCopper-nickel clad over copper core (91.67% copper, 8.33% nickel overall)
Weight11.34 g
Diameter30.61 mm
Thickness2.15 mm
EdgeReeded
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
ShapeRound
03 DESIGN & CONTEXT
Design
Reverse
Presidential heraldic eagle by Frank Gasparro.
This regular 1999-S Proof half dollar is copper-nickel clad. The separate silver proof set contains a silver half dollar.
04 ISSUE & MINTAGE
Issue Information
Year1999
MintSan Francisco (S)
FinishCollector Proof
Official Original Issue Price$19.95 (entire nine-coin set)
Reported Standard Set Quantity2,543,401 sets (secondary catalogue)
Individual Coin Proof MintageNot inferred from set quantity
In March 2000, the U.S. Mint reported sales of 2,379,870 sets toward an estimated production target of 2.5 million. The later 2,543,401 figure comes from secondary set catalogues; neither count should be substituted for individual proof coin output.
05 COLLECTION RECORD
Archive Information
Archive IDUS-1999-S-50C-CLAD-PROOF
QR Short Codeusps99h
QR Short URLhttps://metacoinart.com/q/usps99h
Parent Set1999 United States 9-Coin Proof Set
Canonical URLhttps://www.metacoinart.com/world-coins/united-states/proof-set/1999/kennedy/
06 SOURCES & REFERENCES
References
OFFICIAL SOURCE
United States Mint · 1999 Proof Set Launch
Contemporary 1999 notice identifying the nine-coin clad set, the S mintmark, two cases, $19.95 original issue price.
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United States Mint · 1999 Proof / Silver Proof Notice
Confirms the regular nine-coin set is separate from the silver edition.
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United States Mint · Coin Specifications
Official denomination specifications; historical 1999 composition is used where it differs from modern design.
Open reference ↗SECONDARY CATALOGUE
Proof Set Guide · Proof Set Mintages
Secondary historical record for 2,543,401 regular nine-coin clad sets, not a stated U.S. Mint 1999 final audited quantity.
Open reference ↗SECONDARY CATALOGUE
Numista · Kennedy Half Dollar
Coin-type cross-check, listed last; no photographs or protected prose reproduced.
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