No, a silver dollar does not equal a half dollar. Instead, in the USA it equals a full dollar.
All Walking Liberty half dollars have the same silver content of .36169oz pure silver
A 1936 Walking Liberty half dollar has .36169oz of silver.
The 1968 Kennedy half dollar is only 40% silver.
There is no silver in a 1972 US half dollar.
The last silver half dollar was minted in 1969.
.14792 oz of pure silver in a 40% half dollar.
A Franklin half dollar contains approximately .36oz of silver
A Walking Liberty half dollar has .36169oz of silver.
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The weight of the U.S. silver half dollar has changed over the course of it's history. In 1794 the silver half dollar weighed 13.48 grams and was 89.24 % silver. Then in 1836 the silver half dollar weight was changed to 13.36 grams and was 90% silver. In 1892 the silver half dollar weight was again changed to 12.50 grams which was the weight used until the final 90% silver half dollar struck for circulation was issued in 1964.
The 1969 Kennedy half dollar is only 40% silver with a value about $3.25
The 1968 Kennedy half dollar is only 40% silver and has a value of about $4.00.