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It's currently worth about $5 for the silver. Kennedy half dollars minted 1965-70 contain 40% 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).
U.S. half dollars dated 1965-1970 contain 40% silver and are currently worth about $3.
Half dollars have never been made out of pure silver but all half dollars minted before 1965 are 90% silver, halves dated 1965-1970 are 40% silver. Circulation issue halves dated 1971 and later are copper nickel and thus worth 50 cents. The US still makes commemorative half dollars such as the 90% silver proof half dollars made from 1992-present.
1965-1970 Kennedy half dollars are 40% silver with a value of about $2.00 for the silver.
It's currently worth about $5 for the silver. Kennedy half dollars minted 1965-70 contain 40% silver.
Kennedy half dollars minted between 1965 and 1970 contain 40% silver and are worth around $5 each.
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).
Half dollars 1965-70 are 40% silver.
U.S. half dollars dated 1965-1970 contain 40% silver and are currently worth about $3.
1965-1970 Kennedy half dollars are 40% silver with a value of about $2.00 for the silver.
Half dollars have never been made out of pure silver but all half dollars minted before 1965 are 90% silver, halves dated 1965-1970 are 40% silver. Circulation issue halves dated 1971 and later are copper nickel and thus worth 50 cents. The US still makes commemorative half dollars such as the 90% silver proof half dollars made from 1992-present.
1964 half dollars are 90% silver, currently worth just under $9. Then halves dated 1965-1970 are 40% silver, worth about $3.50 (as of 6 May 2013).
It varies by year. 1964 half dollars are 90% silver and worth around $12. Those minted from 1965-70 are 40% silver and worth around $5. Anything 1971 or later is only worth face value.
Half dollars minted before 1965 are 90% silver, and those from 1965-70 are 40% silver. Then with silver dollars, the last year for ones with actual silver in them was 1935 (there were no dollar coins from 1936 to 1970).
Yes. Kennedy half dollars dated 1965-1970 contain 40% silver and are currently worth over $3 each. The 1970 is worth a little more because fewer were minted.
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.