1947 Half Dollars Rare Or Common?

Good pics!

The first one looks harshly cleaned, or are the scratches on the holder? The 47 is not so rare, 424,885 minted (all varieties combined).

The 47 ML S7 is rare, 38,433 minted, about the same as 1948. But it probably wont grade over EF40, i.e. way under your $200 limit.

Both the 7's are doubled. The ML coin was made in 1948.

is the camera focusing on the holder or the coin? If you dont see the scratches on the coin, they must be on the holder.

There is no holder. The coin is shot naked to the camera. Those scratches are on the coin. They are more apparent on the obverse of both coins.
Interestingly the straight 7 has no scratches on the reverse. The scratches on the maple leaf reverse are only on the interior field. (see above picture). Might be die polishing.

hhbkiddo - What do you mean by 90% axial lighting?
I have two lights with the source coming from 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock. I play with both of them for the optimal effect. Both lights together give the coin a gloss. I use only one light if I want to emphasis subtle scratches or interesting strikes.