By 1980, the Kennedy half dollar didn't contain any silver, and the coins from the Philadelphia mint that year tend to be worth about 60 cents to $110, depending on condition. However, when the ...

Starting in 1971, Kennedy Half Dollars were made with a copper-nickel clad composition (outer layers of copper-nickel over a copper core) and contain no silver. Meanwhile, a few 1971 half dollars ...

While over four billion Kennedy half dollars were minted in the years following, the Type 1 variant — comprised of 90% silver — was only issued in 1964. Therefore, it seems fitting that most ...

Also, the Kennedy half dollar ... It didn't hurt that the first several years the JFK half dollars were 90 percent silver. Depending on the rise and fall of silver prices a lot of people melted ...

according to a price guide for collectible coins. A 1964 Kennedy silver half-dollar could fetch up to $5,200 on the open market as long as it is in pristine and "uncirculated" condition ...

The JFK Half Dollar was first issued in 1964 as a tribute to President John F. Kennedy following his assassination. Originally composed of 90% silver, the coin’s silver content was reduced to 40 ...

Both product options contain circulating quality coins from ... The Mint launched the Kennedy Half Dollar coin in 1964 to commemorate President John F. Kennedy after his assassination in 1963.

The mint rolled out a clad (the material composed of many metals most coins are made of today) and gold version of the coin this summer, but on Tuesday it will release a silver coin. Kennedy half ...

Q-I`m tempted to order a solid 14-karat gold Kennedy half ... H.N., Chicago A-Each ”half dollar” measures 9 millimeters, about half the diameter of a dime, and contains less than $3 worth ...