This is especially true if they are one of the earliest examples of the coin that contained real silver. The Kennedy half dollar was issued in 1964 in memory of President John F. Kennedy ...

The earlier the year, the more valuable the coin, because of the before-mentioned silver content. It's easy to grab a lot of Kennedy half-dollars and sort through them for the rarer ones (like the ...

The 1971 Half Dollar holds a unique place in American coinage history as the first year the Kennedy Half Dollar was minted without any silver content for general circulation. Introduced in honor ...

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 ...

They were the last U.S. half dollar series struck entirely in 90% silver. The Kennedy half dollars that followed were made as 90% silver circulating coins for one year only. Beginning in 1965 ...

Instantly, it became a collector's item with millions struck in 90% silver that year. The coin found by the family was a unique variety of the 1964-D Kennedy half dollar. It featured a double die ...