All Kennedy halves minted from 1965 through 1969 are made of a "sandwich" consisting of outer layers of 80% silver, 20% copper bonded to a core that's 20/80.
Overall that gives them a purity of 40%, or about 4.6 grams of silver in an unworn coin.
50 percent
The 1964 Kennedy half has .36169oz of pure silver in it.
There are .1479 troy ounces of silver in a 1967 US Kennedy half dollar.
No Kennedy half-dollar from 1971 to date made for general circulation contains any silver.
The 1964 Kennedy half dollar, which is 90% silver, contains 0.3617 troy ounces of silver. The 1965-1970 Kennedy half dollars (as well as some 1976 coins issued for collectors), which are only 40% silver, contain 0.1479 troy ounces of silver. The silver proof Kennedy half dollars produced for collectors since 1992 are, like the 1964 coins, 90% silver and contain 0.3617 troy ounces of silver.
About 10.25 grams.
The 1969 Kennedy half dollar is only 40% silver with a value about $3.25
A 1969 silver Kennedy half dollar is worth $5 inn perfect condition. The value of the silver is worth $2.87.
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.
A US Kennedy half dollar dated 1969 is only 40% silver with a value of about $2.00.
The coin is 40% silver and has a value of about $2.00 only for the silver.
1965 to 1969 Kennedy half dollars were all struck in 40% silver and have a bullion value of about $2.00
No Kennedy half dollars made for general circulation after 1969 have any silver, the 1991 is just 50 cents and is still in circulation.
Kennedy is on the HALF dollar, not dollar. There were no U.S. silver dollars minted in the 1960s. The '64 Kennedy half is 90% silver and extremely common, currently worth about $10.50 for the silver.
6-15-11>>> 1969 Kennedy halves are only 40% silver and are very common, most are only valued for the silver, about $5.00
The 1964 Kennedy half has .36169oz of pure silver in it.
The 1964 Kennedy half dollar contain 11.25 grams of silver. Kennedy half dollars from 1965 through 1970 contain 4.60 grams of silver.
The last silver half dollar was minted in 1969.