1967 Half Dollar Value: Silver, SMS Cameos and Doubled Dies

A circulated 1967 Kennedy half dollar is worth its silver, about $7.25 as of October 2026: it is 40 percent silver with 0.1479 troy ounces of pure silver, and spot is near $49 an ounce. Gem uncirculated coins bring about $30-130, the rare PCGS MS67 coins have sold for $780-1,800, and 1967 Special Mint Set halves with deep cameo contrast have sold for $2,562-3,600 at auction.

The 1967 is the most common of the silver clad halves. PCGS CoinFacts lists 295,046,978 struck for circulation, the largest mintage of any 1965-1970 half, so a worn one is simply a small piece of silver. What separates a $7 coin from a four-figure one is the strike, the surfaces and one doubled die.

Quick answer

• Circulated 1967 half: about $7.25 in silver at $49 spot No mint mark on any of them.
• Uncirculated: PCGS guide $32 in MS65 and $100 in MS66; realized MS65-66 sales mostly $40-130.
• Top grade: PCGS MS67 sales $780-1,800 (2022-2023); one MS67+ sold for $3,840 at Heritage in May 2025.
• 1967 SMS half: PCGS guide $22-125 in SP65-68, but SP68 deep cameos sold for $2,562-3,600.
• Doubled die obverse FS-102: PCGS guide about $300 in MS60 and $2,650 in MS64.

How do I check a 1967 half dollar, step by step?

Confirm the date and the missing mint mark, check the edge, then decide whether the coin is an ordinary strike, an uncirculated gem or a Special Mint Set coin.

1. Read the date. It is at the bottom of the obverse with IN GOD WE TRUST above it and LIBERTY across the top.
2. Expect no mint mark. All coins dated 1965, 1966 and 1967 were struck without one, at every mint. A 1967 with no letter is normal and adds nothing.
3. Check the edge. A 40 percent silver half shows a silvery edge with at most a faint gray center line. A bold copper stripe means clad, which a genuine 1967 should not show.
4. Weigh it if in doubt. A 1967 half weighs 11.5 grams. A 90 percent 1964 half weighs 12.5 grams, a clad half from 1971 on about 11.34 grams.
5. Judge wear. Look at Kennedy's cheekbone and the hair above his ear, and on the back the eagle's head and the top of the shield. Flat or dull spots mean circulated, and a circulated 1967 is worth its silver.
6. Look at the finish. A satin or frosty look with sharp rims, especially in a hard plastic holder with four other 1967 coins, means a Special Mint Set (SMS) coin. If the portrait looks frosted white against shiny, mirror-like fields, it may be a cameo.
7. Look for doubling. With a 5x to 10x loupe, check LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and the date for a rounded second outline. PCGS lists two doubled die obverses and one doubled die reverse for the 1967 business strike.
8. Count the marks on an uncirculated coin. Kennedy's cheek and the open field in front of his face show bag marks first. Only a coin with very few marks has a chance at MS66 or better.

How much is a 1967 half dollar worth?

A circulated 1967 half is worth melt, and an uncirculated one is worth a modest premium until MS67. The table uses the PCGS price guide, labeled as guide values, next to realized auction results recorded by PCGS, as of October 2026.

PCGS describes the 1967 business strike as very common in every grade up to about MS63, still obtainable in MS64 to MS65, very challenging in MS66, and extremely scarce in MS67, with about a dozen known, although a few MS67+ coins have since sold. That is why the jump from MS66 to MS67 is so steep: a few hundred coins compete at 66, and only a handful at 67.

How much silver is in a 1967 half dollar?

A 1967 half holds 0.1479 troy ounces of pure silver in an 11.5 gram coin. The outer layers are 80 percent silver and the core about 21 percent, for 40 percent overall. Melt value is 0.1479 times spot:

• At $45 silver, about $6.66
• At $49 silver, about $7.25 (late October 2026)
• At $55 silver, about $8.13
• At $65 silver, about $9.61

Kitco quoted silver at $49.00 on October 31, 2026, so the melt figure moves with the market; each $10 in silver changes it by about $1.48. Dealers buy 40 percent halves at or a little under melt. If you have a roll or a bag, our guide on how to sell silver explains how to compare offers.

What is a 1967 Special Mint Set half worth?

Most are worth a little above melt, but strong cameos are worth thousands. The Mint made no proof sets in 1965, 1966 or 1967 and sold Special Mint Sets instead, five coins in a rigid plastic holder with a satin, better-than-normal strike. PCGS lists a mintage of about 1.8 million for the 1967 SMS half.

The PCGS guide for an ordinary 1967 SMS half runs from $10 in SP63 to $42 in SP67 and $125 in SP68. Sales confirm that: PCGS and NGC SP67 cameos and SP68 coins sold for $65 to $139 at Heritage and Stack's Bowers between 2023 and 2025.

Deep cameo is another matter. When the portrait is frosted white and the fields are reflective like a mirror, PCGS and NGC add DCAM or Ultra Cameo, and the price jumps:

• SP68DCAM, PCGS: $3,600 at Heritage (May 2023) and $3,120 at Stack's Bowers (April 2024)
• SP68DCAM, NGC: $2,562 at Heritage (January 2026)
• SP69 cameo, NGC: $3,120 (March 2024) and $2,440 (May 2026), both Heritage
• The PCGS auction record for a 1967 SMS deep cameo is $31,200 for an SP69 at Heritage in January 2019

Contrast is easy to overrate in a photo. Many SMS halves have some frost on the portrait, and only the strongest reach DCAM. PCGS also lists a 1967 SMS quadrupled die obverse, FS-101, worth looking for with a loupe.

What doubled dies exist for the 1967 half dollar?

PCGS lists three for the business strike. The best known is the doubled die obverse FS-102, which is the only one with real money in circulated grades.

• FS-102 doubled die obverse. PCGS guide values run from $25 in VF20 and $75 in XF40 to $300 in MS60, $450 in MS63 and $2,650 in MS64. An MS64 sold for $2,115 at Heritage in September 2016, the PCGS auction record.
• FS-103 doubled die obverse. Sales are thin; PCGS records $309 for an AU55 at GreatCollections in 2014.
• FS-801 doubled die reverse. PCGS guide $80 in MS60 to $325 in MS65; the PCGS record is $815 for an MS65 in 2012.

All three are attributed by comparing the doubling with known die markers, so a clear close-up photo matters more than a description. Flat, shelf-like doubling is machine doubling and worth nothing extra. Our error coins worth money guide explains the difference.

A worked example

Say your grandfather left a 1967 half in a desk drawer.

The edge is silvery with a faint gray line, and it weighs 11.5 grams. There is no mint mark, which is normal. Under a loupe, Kennedy's cheek is dull and slightly flat and the eagle's head is worn. It is a circulated 40 percent silver half, worth about $7.25 at $49 silver. You check LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST anyway and see no second outline. Melt it is.

Now say a second 1967 half sits in a hard plastic holder with a cent, nickel, dime and quarter, and the portrait looks frosty white against shiny fields. That is a Special Mint Set, and the contrast is the thing to check. Photograph the half straight on, under one light and without glare. If the contrast is strong and the coin has almost no marks, a dealer can tell you whether it is worth submitting for a cameo or deep cameo grade.

How to sell a 1967 half dollar

A worn 1967 half is the most common 40 percent silver half there is, and it sells as silver: about $7.25 a coin at $49 silver, with dealers paying at or a little under melt by the roll or by face value. Do not list one on its own. Put every 40 percent Kennedy half you have into one lot, compare two offers, and sell on a day when spot suits you.

What is worth listing singly:

• A business strike graded MS66 or MS67 by PCGS or NGC. The $40-130 MS66 sales and the $780-1,800 MS67 sales are for coins in holders; raw "uncirculated" 1967 halves sell for a little over melt because most are MS63 to MS65 with cheek marks.
• A 1967 SMS half graded cameo or deep cameo. The $2,562-3,600 SP68DCAM money is for graded coins only; a raw frosty SMS half brings tens of dollars because the buyer cannot tell DCAM from ordinary frost in a listing photo.
• A doubled die obverse FS-102 or FS-103, or a doubled die reverse FS-801, attributed by a grading service. Unattributed "doubled" halves sell for melt.
• An intact 1967 Special Mint Set in its rigid plastic holder, sold as a set.

A buyer wants both sides straight on, the edge, Kennedy's cheek close up for marks, LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST close up if you claim doubling, and an SMS coin shot under one light at a slight angle so the real contrast shows, glare and all. Do not call a 1967 half rare; 295 million were struck. Do not call ordinary frost a deep cameo, do not call machine doubling a doubled die, and say so if the coin has been cleaned or taken out of its SMS holder.

Common mistakes

• Expecting the most common silver half to be rare. With 295 million struck, a worn 1967 is worth melt.
• Thinking the missing mint mark is special. It is normal for 1965 to 1967.
• Calling any frosted SMS coin a deep cameo. Only strong, even contrast on both sides earns DCAM, and that is where the money is.
• Mistaking machine doubling for a doubled die. Look for rounded, separate second outlines.
• Cleaning the coin. It destroys luster and cameo contrast for good. See should you clean old coins.
• Paying to grade a worn coin. The fee costs more than the coin is worth.

How WorthPic reads 1967 half dollar photos

WorthPic runs on the newest and most capable AI model available, tuned for exactly this kind of identification. From photos of a 1967 half it reads the date and notes the absence of a mint mark, looks at the edge for silver or a copper stripe, judges wear on the cheek and the eagle, and tells an ordinary strike from a Special Mint Set coin by the finish. It looks for cameo contrast and for doubling that the photo actually shows. It gives an honest value range with a most likely figure, which for most 1967 halves is melt. It cannot know the weight, whether the surfaces were cleaned, or whether contrast that looks strong on a screen would earn a deep cameo grade, so it will ask for a straight-on photo without glare when that matters. It identifies and estimates, but it does not authenticate, grade or appraise.

What to photograph

• Both sides straight on, filling the frame, in even light.
• The edge, tilted toward a light.
• LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and the date up close, for doubling.
• Kennedy's cheek up close, for marks and wear.
• An SMS coin under one light at a slight angle, so the frosted portrait and mirror fields show.
• The holder, if it came in a Special Mint Set.

When should I get a 1967 half looked at in person?

Take it to a dealer if you see clear doubling on the obverse lettering, if an SMS half shows strong cameo contrast on both sides, or if a business strike looks untouched with almost no marks on the cheek. Those coins can be worth sending to PCGS or NGC, and a dealer can tell you whether the fee makes sense. Worn halves sell as silver with no grading needed. For the year before and after, see our 1966 half dollar value and 1968 half dollar value guides; for the whole series, our Kennedy half dollar value guide; and for older halves, what half dollars are worth money. Our coins value guide covers every US series, the silver floor under pre-1971 halves, and when a grading fee makes sense.

Sources

• PCGS CoinFacts, 1967 50C: mintage of 295,046,978, price guide by grade and the rarity narrative.
• PCGS Auction Prices, 1967 50C MS: realized MS65, MS66, MS67 and MS67+ sales at Heritage, Stack's Bowers and David Lawrence.
• PCGS CoinFacts, 1967 SMS: SMS mintage and price guide.
• PCGS CoinFacts, 1967 SMS DCAM: deep cameo sales and the $31,200 record.
• PCGS CoinFacts, 1967 DDO FS-102: price guide and the $2,115 Heritage record.
• Wikipedia, Kennedy half dollar: 40 percent silver clad composition and 11.5 gram weight.
• Kitco, silver price: spot silver at $49.00 on October 31, 2026.