Silver 50 Cent Coins

This four coin silver half dollar set featured four different finishes on the coins.

Silver 50 cent coins.

The fifty cent piece french. Each coin used the original 1964 unmodified high relief obverse design that was hand sculpted by united states mint chief engraver gilroy roberts in 1963. Nickels minted from 1942 1945 are 35 silver. 90 silver the coin shown in the photos is the exact coin you ll receive.

Make offer 1 1966 1967 1968 d and 1669 d kennedy half dollar 50 cent piece 40 silver 4 kennedy half dollar 50 cent piece jfk coins 73 76 88 96 9 99. Dated 1971 and later no added value 1965 69 about 2 25 for its silver. The 1964 kennedy half dollars were struck with 90 silver and 10 copper with a silver weight of 0 36169 troy ounces. Dimes quarters half dollars and dollar coins minted before 1965 are 90 silver.

The half dollar sometimes referred to as the half for short or 50 cent piece is a united states coin worth 50 cents or one half of a dollar it is the largest united states circulating coin currently produced in both size and weight being 1 205 inches 30 61 millimeters in diameter and 0 085 in 2 16 mm in thickness and is twice the weight of the quarter. Half dollars minted from 1965 1970 are 40 silver. Value of old silver 50 cent coins. The kennedy half dollar is a fifty cent us coin struck in memory of president john f.

It was a silver fifty cent piece bearing the effigy. Pièce de 50 cents is the common name of the canadian coin worth 50 cents the coin s reverse depicts the coat of arms of canada at the opening ceremonies for the ottawa branch of the royal mint held on january 2 1908 governor general earl grey struck the dominion of canada s first domestically produced coin. F 12 1954 proof franklin half dollar gem proof pf pr. Half dollar silver coins are popular with collectors for a couple of different reasons.

The second set produced in 2014 was the 50th anniversary kennedy half dollar silver coin collection. The most popular color. Kennedy assassinated in 1963. The minimum value is 50 cents but the upper limit is dependent on the year of minting and the condition of the coin.

Eisenhower dollars minted from 1971 1973 are 40 silver. Half cents 50 liberty cap 2 draped bust 21 classic head 26 braided hair 1. A type set means a collection that consists of one example of all of the different major half dollar coin designs. Our silver coin calculator will calculate the melt value of us junk silver coins.

First off it is not cost prohibitive to put together a complete type set.