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Not regular circulating US currency - it has to be 1964 or earlier to contain all-silver, although Kennedy halves from 1965 to 1969 were 40% silver. (No halves dated 1970 were circulated.)
None minted for circulation. The 1970 D and S and 1776/1976 S are 40% silver clad but were issued only in Uncirculated Mint Sets and Proof Sets.
What else can I help you with?
Do Franklin half dollars have silver in them?
Yes, all Franklin half dollars are made of 90% silver and 10% copper. They contain 11.25 grams of silver.
How much of US silver coins is silver?
US dimes, quarters and half dollars dated 1964 and before contain 90% silver. Half Dollars from 1965 to 1970 contain 40% silver. The 1942 - 1945 nickels have 35% silver. Silver dollars dated 1935 and before have 90% silver.
What is the 1975 silver content of the Kennedy Half coins?
0. Kennedy half dollars in 1964 contain 90% silver. Kennedy half dollars dated 1965-1970 contain 40% silver. 1971-present half dollars contain no silver unless they are in special silver mint sets.
When did they stop using silver half dollar?
90% silver half dollars were minted until 1965, all half dollars dated 1964 and before are 90% silver. From 1965-1970 the half dollar was 40% silver. From 1971-present circulation issue half dollars are copper-nickel and contain no silver.
How many grams of silver are in a Kennedy half dollar?
The 1964 Kennedy half dollar contain 11.25 grams of silver. Kennedy half dollars from 1965 through 1970 contain 4.60 grams of silver.
When were Half dollars and dollar coins last made with silver?
1970 for halves, 1935 for dollars (not counting a few silver Eisenhower dollars in the 1970s, which were for collector release only, instead of circulation).
What is the silver content of a 1969 Eisenhower silver dollar?
Eisenhower Dollars were first minted in 1971.Perhaps you are thinking of a 1969 half dollar. 1969 was the last year that the Kennedy Half Dollars had silver. 1965-1969 Kennedy Half Dollars contain 40% silver.
Which JFK half dollars contain silver?
For business strikes, 1964 are 90% silver, 1965-1970 are 40% silver.
When were US half dollars made of silver?
All US half dollars dated 1964 and prior are 90% silver (worth about $11 in scrap silver) All US half dollars dated 1965-1970 are 40% silver (worth about $5 in scrap silver) All US half dollars dated 1971-present that are circulating contain no silver and are only worth 50 cents. (The US does strike commemorative half dollars and proof silver half dollars for collectors but these are almost always found in mint packaging, not as a loose half dollar).
How much silver is in 1949 Benjamin Franklyn half dollar?
All U.S. half dollars from 1840 to 1964 contain .36169oz of silver.
Were 1958 half dollars silver?
Yes. They would contain 90% silver and 10% copper. 1964 was the last year that half dollars were made of 90% silver. The amount of silver was then cut to 40% and then again in 1970 to none.
What percent silver are American coins?
U.S. dimes, quarters, and half dollars dated 1964 or earlier contain 90% silver. Then half dollars 1965-1970 are 40% silver. After that, no circulating coinage contains any silver.
