1987 U.S. Mint Set & Proof Set w/Kennedy Half Dollars

One Proof Set + One Mint Set = Two 1987 Kennedy Half Dollars

1987 is a key year for United States Mint Proof and Mint Set collectors. Why? Because the Kennedy Half Dollar was not struck for circulation in 1981, meaning that the ONLY way to secure one of these big popular coins was through one of these sets!

The Mint Suspends Kennedy Half Dollar Business Strikes

The Mint’s decision to suspend business strikes of the Kennedy Half Dollar in 1987 was made because this coin hadn’t often been seen in circulation for nearly 10 years. The thought was that if people weren’t going to spend it, than the Kennedy Half Dollar need not be struck. Instead, it was struck only for collectors and were part of the U.S. Mints Proof and Uncirculated Mint Sets. Predictably, the mintages for the 1987 issued were small, The Philadelphia and Denver Mints each struck 2.89 million Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) Half-Dollars, and the San Francisco Mint struck 4.23 million Proof versions.

Among The Scarcest Pre-2002 Issues In The Series

Beginning in 2002, the U.S. Mint said it would strike Kennedy Half Dollars only for numismatic purposes, a situation that remains today. Since then, the 1987-P and 1987-D Kennedy Half Dollars remain among the scarcest pre-2002 issues in the series. This 1987 U.S. Mint Set together with this 1987 U.S. Proof Set is the ONLY way you can own ALL the 1987 Kennedy Half-Dollars that were struck that year. Each five-piece set consists of a Cent, Nickel, Dime, Quarter and Half-Dollar—the original way they were officially released. Secure yours right now!