It's only 40% silver, not all silver. In fact, no circulating U.S. coin has ever been made of pure silver because the metal is too soft to stand up to circulation wear. Pre-1964 coins silver were made with 10% added copper to harden them against wear.
Half-dollars dated 1965 through 1969 are worth about $2.75 at the current price of silver. Those dated 1971 and later are made of copper-nickel and are only worth face value.
The 1965 Kennedy half dollar is a 40% silver coin (1965-1969) but so many were made only a very high grade uncirculated example is worth more than the silver in the coin. The silver value today is about $2.70
The coin is VERY common and is valued for the silver only, about $3.00
The 1967 Kennedy half dollar is a 40% silver coin (1965-1969) but so many were made only a very high grade uncirculated example is worth more than the silver in the coin. The silver value today is about $4.00
Yes. All US half dollars minted before 1965 are 90% silver.
The 1967 Kennedy half dollar is a 40% silver coin (1965-1969) but so many were made only a very high grade uncirculated example is worth more than the silver in the coin. The silver value today is about $2.70
Half dollars 1965-70 are 40% silver.
Either a "wheat penny", silver dime, silver quarter, silver half dollar, half dollar, dollar, bicentenial quarter half-dollar dollar, error coin
You can tell a coin is silver by either looking at the edge and finding it a uniform silver color (with no darker colors) or by finding a dime, quarter, half dollar or dollar with a date from before 1965. They now make silver versions of the dime, quarter and half, but only in proof sets.
HALF a dollar - $0.50
3.10More:The value of this coin fluctuates based on the price of silver as 40% of this coin is composed of Silver. If the coin is circulated, it is pretty much worth it's weight in silver. As of 09/2010, the price of silver and of this coin is $3.22.
Your coin is almost certainly plated. No silver halves were made in 1972. From 1971 to 1974 the U.S. Mint issued some 40% silver Eisenhower dollars and they issued a 40% silver half dollar in 1976 for the Bicentennial, but not all 1976 half dollars have silver. From 1965 to 1970 half dollars had 40% silver. Some silver proof sets had silver half dollars beginning in 1992.
5-5-11>> The coin is a Kennedy Half dollar NOT a Liberty half dollar. So many were made that most coins are only valued for the silver (40%) at about $5.00.