1968 United States 1/2 Dollar Value

In the current market, a 1968 United States 1/2 Dollar changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.

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1968 United States 1/2 Dollar value by grade

1968 United States 1/2 Dollar value by grade
GradeEstimated value

Estimated retail range. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.

How much is a 1968 United States 1/2 Dollar worth today?

Pricing for the 1968 United States 1/2 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.

1968 United States 1/2 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1968
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded

The missing mint mark, explained

Look for a letter and you will not find one. The 1968 United States 1/2 Dollar is a Philadelphia product, and the main mint did not sign its work at this time.

What makes the 1968 United States 1/2 Dollar valuable

There is history in a 1968 United States Coinage as well. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.

The 1968 United States 1/2 Dollar lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.

1968 United States 1/2 Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

LIBERTY; IN GOD WE TRUST; (date)

Kennedy head l.

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; HALF DOLLAR

eagle heraldic, within circle of 50 stars

Measured 1968 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens

1 physically measured 1968 United States 1/2 Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1968 United States 1/2 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1968 United States 1/2 Dollar #1---Breen.5280

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.