1971-S Kennedy Halves

Thanks for the swift reply, Coinkid. The reason I asked is I recently bought 10 1971-S Halves for $20 averaging each coin out to be about $2. For the rest of the clad series halves, would they generally run about $2 a piece?

Thanks. That clears things up a bit more. I decided to take a shot on the 10 halves I bought. Looks like I did alright on them.. now I just have to wait for them to arrive!

coinkid: "Well, it's obviously going to vary from coin to coin, and date to date. But expect them to be generally the same, except the 1979-S and 1981-S with a "clear S" (this is known as Type 2)"

I collect both Kennedy halves and SBA dollars and this is an issue in both cases.

This is certainly true of the 1979 variety, where the difference in mint marks is between a blob and a real "s," but the 1981 Type 1 and Type 2 mint marks are both crystal clear, so the "Clear S" term doesn't apply in the least bit and is the root of a lot of confusion and in my opinion, fraud. I wish I had a nickel for every 1981 type 2 proof set I bought only to see that it was a type 1.

The difference between 1981 type 1 and type 2 S mint marks is the type 2 has a bulbous serif and the type 1 does not.