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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. In both size and weight, it is the largest United States circulating coin currently produced, [1] being 1.205 inches (30.61 millimeters) in diameter and 0.085 in (2.16 mm) in thickness, and is twice the ...
Mar 29, 2024 · Learn more about the Kennedy half dollar, the U.S.'s 50-cent coin. The design was first issued in 1964.
The US Mint produces JFK half-dollars each year for annual coin sets and numismatic products. Find Kennedy half dollar coins in sets, bags and rolls.
The Kennedy half dollar, first minted in 1964, is a fifty-cent coin issued by the United States Mint. Intended as a memorial to the assassinated 35th president of the United States John F. Kennedy, it was authorized by Congress just over a month after his death.
Jan 24, 2024 · The Treasury first offered Kennedy Half Dollar coins to the public on March 24, 1964, just over four months after President Kennedy’s assassination. That morning, lines stretched outside bank branches across the country as patrons waited to acquire the new coin.
The half dollar is the United States’ 50-cent coin. The person on the obverse (heads) of the half dollar is John F. Kennedy, our 35th president. He’s been on the half dollar since 1964. The design on the reverse (tails) is from the Presidential Seal. It shows an eagle holding an olive branch in its left talon and 13 arrows in its right.
See prices and values for Kennedy Half Dollars (1964-Date) in the NGC Coin Price Guide. View retail prices from actual, documented dealer transactions.
