1964: 90%
1965-70: 40%
1971-present: 0%
40%
All the 1964 peace dollars were melted. My guess is you have a 50 cent piece half dollar. Which has 90% silver content also all per 1964 coins were also 90% silver
1964 - 90% silver, 10% copper 1965-69 - 40% silver, 60% copper 1971-present - 75% copper/25% nickel alloy cladding on a pure copper core.
It is. All half dollars made in 1964 and earlier are 90% silver.
All US 1966 half dollars are 40% silver, containing about $3.32 worth of silver at the time of writing.
The 1964 Kennedy half has .36169oz of pure silver in it.
40%
About $6 for its silver content
It's worth about $4 for its silver content.
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.
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.
Most of the coins are valued for the silver at about $6.25
The 1964 Kennedy half dollar contain 11.25 grams of silver. Kennedy half dollars from 1965 through 1970 contain 4.60 grams of silver.
A 1969 silver Kennedy half dollar is worth $5 inn perfect condition. The value of the silver is worth $2.87.
1964 was the only year JFK halves were made of 90% silver alloy. The composition was changed to 40% silver clad in 1965, and to copper-nickel clad in 1971. A 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar contains .3617 ounces of pure silver. Multiply this by the spot price of silver to get the bullion value of the coin. At the time of this writing, silver was $16 an ounce, making a 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar worth about $5.80
The 1969 Kennedy half dollar is only 40% silver with a value about $3.25
.14792 oz of pure silver in a 40% half dollar.