1964 - 90% silver, 10% copper
1965-69 - 40% silver, 60% copper
1971-present - 75% copper/25% nickel alloy cladding on a pure copper core.
40%
1964: 90% 1965-70: 40% 1971-present: 0%
Golden Dollar's overall composition:88.5% copper6.0% zinc3.5% manganese2% nickelManganese brass composition:77% copper12% zinc7% manganese4% nickel
They're not made of anything because the first Kennedy halves weren't struck until 1964.On the other hand, 1963 FRANKLIN half dollars are made of 90% silver and 10% copper.
Since 1965 for dimes and quarters, and 1971 for half dollars, the metal composition is 91.67% copper with 8.33% nickel. Each outer layer is 75% copper/25% nickel, over a solid copper core.
Yes, Kennedy's face is still on the half dollar.
Kennedy is on the HALF dollar. A 1994 half is worth 50 cents.
A 1971 Kennedy half dollar is worth anywhere from $45 to $280 dollars. The Kennedy half dollar began circulation in 1964.
No 1963 Kennedy half dollars exist. 1963 is the last year of the Franklin half dollar. 1964 is the first year for Kennedy.
Kennedy
On the Kennedy half dollar
Try again. The Kennedy half dollar wasn't introduced until 1964.
Check that coin again. Kennedy wasn't put on the half dollar until 1964.
the 1972 Kennedy half dollar is worth 50 cents in circulated condition, or about a dollar in uncirculated condition
All circulating half dollars dated 1971 and later are made of copper-nickel, using the same "sandwich" composition as dimes and quarters.
Kennedy is still on the half dollar coins.
The 1964 Kennedy half dollar contain 11.25 grams of silver. Kennedy half dollars from 1965 through 1970 contain 4.60 grams of silver.