Kennedy Half Question: 1976 S Silver

I believe that S mint Kennedys of 1976 were Proof only issues; 40% & Clad versions, not so sure about an UNC 1976-S Kennedy.

"There was a copper-nickel issue and a silver issue. If you had one of each it would be very easy to tell them appart. The copper-nickel clad coin will have a copper colored band around the edge. That would be a dead give away that it is a clad coin and it would also have a nickel color, not a silver color - like a clad Kennedy half dollar for example. The silver issue will have a solid silver band around the edge and have a white silvery color."

http://money.blurtit.com/q403752.html

Someone else posted previously;

"Silver clad should weigh 11.50 grams and copper-nickel clad should be 11.34 grams."

https://goccf.com/t/86342

Ok, maybe I am getting confused myself. The Dansco album lists mintages of 7+ million for the S clad, then also 11 million and 4 million for the S silver coins. I found a different website that lists 11 million for the S silver regular strikes, 7+ million for the S clad proof, and 4 million for the S silver proof. The mintages seem to be the same, but the descriptions are confusing. It makes it seem that if the weight is clad, then it is a proof, but if it is silver, then it can either be a regular strike or a proof coin.

Sorry, guys, but you are incorrect.

The silver 1976 Kennedy half dollars were available in both uncirculated and proof, and both bear the "S" mint mark. I collect both types and have plenty of each.

It's easy to tell the difference between the 40% silver and normal "clad" versions -- just look at the rims. The 40% silver versions (uncirculated and proof) will appear to be solid silver, whereas the clad versions show a clear copper sandwich.

The "United States Bicentennial Silver Uncirculated Set" contains a quarter, half-dollar, and dollar coin in 40% silver, with the s mint mark. So, wquinn is incorrect.

...it won't be the last time for me (stepping back into my comfort zone)...being incorrect that is. Thanks for the clarification and edification barryg.

Wrong. 40% came with S mint in both proof and unc 3-coin sets. Non-silver clad with S mint came in 1975 and 1976 six-coin proof sets. There are no circulation strike non-silver clad 76s halves.

modified per unholyrollers point.

Because there's no way to tell whether a 76s clad proof is from a 75 or 76 set once it's taken out.




BU and proof, respectively.




BU, as noted above




As in the first quote.




proof, as noted.




Not once parsed, as above.




Ed Zachary.

Laugh, thanks for everyone's input on my questions. I am kind of reassured that it is not just me who is confused by the different possibilities for this coin.

This whole question arose because I am pretty sure I found an S silver proof in a NF String box today. It looked like a silver proof, sounded like a silver coin, had the edge of a silver coin, and weighed in at 11.7 grams. I happily added it to the blank halves page in my Kennedy Dansco that is reserved for clad and silver proofs I find in circulation. It is my second silver proof find.