½ Dollar 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service

Reverse

The National Park Service logo, which has been in use since 1951. Within the logo, the Sequoia tree represents vegetation, the bison represents wildlife, the mountains and water represent scenic and recreational aspects, and the arrowhead represents historical and archaeological aspects..

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E PLURIBUS UNUM
HALF DOLLAR
STEWARDSHIP
RECREATION

Engraver: Charles Lessie Vickers

Designer: Thomas Hipschen

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Public Law 113-291 authorized a three-coin program to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, the agency responsible for the management of all U.S. National Parks, many national monuments, and other historical properties. The clad half dollar included in the program seeks to highlight the diversity and breadth of the areas managed by the agency.

The National Park Service Half Dollars were struck in proof format at the San Francisco Mint and in uncirculated format at the Denver Mint. The coins were offered for sale individually or within a three-coin proof set.

Sales for the commemorative coin program officially opened on March 24, 2016. During an introductory period, the individual proofs were priced at $21.95 and the individual uncirculated coins were priced at $20.95. The three-coin proof set was subject to variable pricing due to the inclusion of a gold coin.

The half dollars had a maximum authorized mintage of 750,000 pieces across all product options. Final sales would fall far short of this amount with the proof half dollar selling 40,256 individually and 14,589 within the three-coin set. The uncirculated half dollar sold 21,016 through the individual option.

2016-D Uncirculated National Park Service Half Dollar
Pre-Issue Price: $20.95
Regular Price: $24.95
Last Reported Sales: 21,019

2016-S Proof National Park Service Half Dollar
Pre-Issue Price: $21.95
Regular Price: $25.95
Final Mintage: 54,884

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2016 D	21019	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016 S	54884	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for ½ Dollar (100th Anniversary of the National Park Service) 2016 coin.