What Is A 1971 Kennedy Half Dollar Made Of? John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. As a way to honor his death, a new half ...

Kennedy. The design was an instant success. In 1964 the half dollar was minted with 90% silver, but its silver content decreased to 40% in 1965. These 40% silver half dollars were minted until ...

Do you want to get into coin collecting? Some of the most expensive coins ever sold at auction were minted in the U.S., many ...

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Investors can also buy so-called junk silver coins. Prior to 1965, dimes, quarters and half-dollars issued by the U.S. Mint contained large quantities of silver. While many of the coins have no ...

The only Kennedy half designed for circulation that contained any silver at all was the 1970 Kennedy Half Dollar, the last of ...