Please check your coin again. It's either not 1961, not JFK, or not a dollar.
> In 1961 Kennedy was (a) very much alive and (b) had just taken office so his image couldn't legally be on a coin.
> The US didn't make any $1 coins from 1936 to 1970 inclusive.
> Half dollars carried a picture of Benjamin Franklin from 1948 to 1963.
> JFK's picture was put on the half in 1964 following the assassination in November 1963.
No US dollar coins are dated 1961. Look at the coin again and post new question.
Please check again and post a new, separate question. The last silver certificates were printed with the date 1957. No US bills are dated 1961.
$5.50
A U.S. fifty cent piece dated 1961 is a Franklin half dollar. The coin is not rare, if it shows any wear the value is about $12.00 just for the silver.
1961 is not a rare date for Washington quarters. If it has any wear, the value is about $5.00 just for the silver.
Current retail value is $8.00
jfk kennedy coin july 1963 half dollar is priceless
No US dollar coins are dated 1961. Look at the coin again and post new question.
Turn the coin over and look at the denomination on the back. It's a half dollar.
Please check again and post a new question. JFK halves were first minted in 1964, following the assassination. 1961 halves have Benjamin Franklin's portrait.
Please check again and post a new, separate question. The last silver certificates were printed with the date 1957. No US bills are dated 1961.
Since Kennedy half dollars weren't minted until 1964, a 1963 coin would be quite extraordinary. Both 1963 Franklin half dollars and 1964 Kennedy half dollars are composed of 90% silver and weigh about 0.36 troy ounces. With silver at $13.51 (as of 9/27/07), that equates to a "melt value" of $4.86. Neither of the abovementioned coins are rare, so unless they were uncirculated or better, neither would be worth much more than that.
As of 02/2009, about $6 for its silver content.The coin is very common, most are only valued for the silver, about $12.00
At current silver prices, a '61 Franklin half is worth just under $10.
Please post a new question. There were no U.S. bills of any denomination printed with that date.
$5.50
A U.S. fifty cent piece dated 1961 is a Franklin half dollar. The coin is not rare, if it shows any wear the value is about $12.00 just for the silver.