6-18-11>>> None of the Eisenhower's released for circulation have silver. For 1971 & 1972 only, all S mint marked coins are 40% silver proofs. From 1973 to 1976 the S mint marked coins in the standard proof sets are clad coins, the 40% silver Ike's were sold separately but they were included in the bicentennial 3-piece silver sets. No silver Ike's were struck in 1977 or 1978.
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∙ 13y agoNo they no longer have silver in them. Silver dollars were stopped being made in in 1964 due to the rising price of silver. Due to the lack of silver content there values are much lower than those with silver.
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∙ 12y agoAll US half dollars made for circulation since 1971 contain no silver.
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∙ 12y agonet weight: .1479 oz net weight of silver- .05916 oz.
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∙ 11y agoNo. The last year for silver quarters was 1964.
The 1970 half is 40% silver and currently worth about about $4.70.
Yes it is, 40% silver
U.S. half dollars minted in 1965 through 1970 weigh 11.5 grams and contain 40% silver.
Before 1970, half dollars had silver in them, but in 1970, they used no silver in the coins, so it is worth only $0.50.
U.S. half dollars minted in 1965 through 1970 weigh 11.5 grams and contain 40% silver.
The 1964 Kennedy half dollar contain 11.25 grams of silver. Kennedy half dollars from 1965 through 1970 contain 4.60 grams of silver.
No half dollars intended for circulation minted since 1970 contain any silver. No 1972 half dollar has any silver. It is only worth 50 cents.
US half dollars struck in 1964 and before are 90% silver, 1965 to 1970 are 40% silver, 1971 to date have no silver.
The last 90% silver half dollars were minted in 1964, but they continued to be minted in 40% silver until 1970.
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.
None. It is copper-nickel. Half dollars stopped containing any silver after 1970 for circulation issues.
A 1971 half dollar does not contain silver. Half dollars minted between 1965 and 1970 are 40% silver, while those minted in 1971 and later are made of copper and nickel. You can check the edge of the coin for a visible silver line if you're unsure.