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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Though many aren’t worth more than their face value, older half dollars often hold value due to the silver in their composition Of course, the value of any coin is subject to its rarity ...