Specifically, it contains 0.36169 troy oz. The 1963 Franklin half dollar has a value of 50 cents, a mass of 12.50 grams, a diameter of 30.61 millimeters, a thickness of 1.8 millimeters ...

Kennedy, who was gunned down in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. One of the smaller ... thus limiting the supply of the Franklin half dollars and contributing to current values that run into six figures.