It is made of 40% silver and has a melt value of about $2.50 as of 08/2008
No US silver dollars were made after 1935, look at the back of the coin for 'Half Dollar'.
The US didn't make any 1968 commemorative halves, only standard-issue Kennedy halves.
because they contain 40% silver, the value would be around $2.50 as of April 2010, so it would be a mistake to spend it.
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As of 12/11 the current silver value will be just around $4. See the related link below for more information.
A US half dollar with a date of 1979 is a Kennedy half dollar not a liberty half dollar. The coin has no silver and is only face value.
It has a metal value of about $10.
Value is for the silver about $2.50
About $4-5
50 cents.
a half dollar
The US didn't strike any half dollars in 1804.