Obverse
President John F. Kennedy, portrait by Gilroy Roberts.
WORLD COINS · UNITED STATES · PROOF SET
2001-S Kennedy Half Dollar Proof
San Francisco · 2001 Standard Ten-Coin Clad Proof Set
01 COIN IDENTITY
Coin Identity
CountryUnited States
Year2001
Mint MarkS
MintUnited States Mint · San Francisco
Denomination50 Cents
Edition2001 Standard Clad 10-Coin Proof Set
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02 SPECIFICATIONS
Physical Profile
MetalCopper-nickel clad over a copper core (91.67% copper and 8.33% nickel overall)
Weight11.34 g
Diameter30.61 mm
Thickness2.15 mm
EdgeReeded
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
ShapeRound
03 DESIGN
Obverse & Reverse
Reverse
Presidential heraldic eagle designed by Frank Gasparro.
This 2001-S coin is the regular copper-nickel clad Proof half dollar, not the separate 90%-silver version.
04 PROOF ISSUE
Issue and Distribution
Year2001
FacilitySan Francisco (S)
FinishCollector Proof
Original Full-Set Issue Price$19.95 (U.S. Mint, May 2001)
Reported Standard Set Quantity2,294,909 sets (Numista; secondary catalogue)
Individual Coin MintageNot inferred from set sales or separate quarter-only sets
2,294,909 is a secondary catalogue set quantity, NOT a figure attributed to the United States Mint press release, and not an individual coin mintage. Other catalogues can publish differing totals.
05 ARCHIVE RECORD
Coin Archive AX
RecordUS-2001-S-50C-CLAD-PROOF
QR Short Codeusps01h
QR Linkhttps://metacoinart.com/q/usps01h
Set Linkhttps://www.metacoinart.com/world-coins/united-states/proof-set/2001/
Canonical URLhttps://www.metacoinart.com/world-coins/united-states/proof-set/2001/kennedy/
06 REFERENCES
References
OFFICIAL — PRIMARY
United States Mint · May 2001 Proof Set Announcement
Contemporary announcement of the ten-coin Proof Set, S mint marks, first sales, state designs, and original $19.95 price.
Open reference ↗OFFICIAL — PRIMARY
United States Mint · Coin Specifications
U.S. Mint basic coin weights, diameters, and metal descriptions; modern designs and later dollar edge differences are not projected back to 2001.
Open reference ↗OFFICIAL — PRIMARY
United States Mint · 2002 Three-Set Offer
Confirms later sales of available 1999, 2000 and 2001 sets; does not establish a final single-year 2001 quantity.
Open reference ↗SECONDARY — CONTEXT
Proof Set Guide · 2001 Proof Set
Independent explanation of the regular ten-coin set and reported 2,294,909 quantity.
Open reference ↗SECONDARY — LAST
Numista · Kennedy Half Dollar
Secondary type reference; always placed last.
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