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Half dollars 1965-70 are 40% silver.
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A 1936 Walking Liberty half dollar has .36169oz of silver.
You can tell a coin is silver by either looking at the edge and finding it a uniform silver color (with no darker colors) or by finding a dime, quarter, half dollar or dollar with a date from before 1965. They now make silver versions of the dime, quarter and half, but only in proof sets.
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
US half dollars struck in 1964 and before are 90% silver, 1965 to 1970 are 40% silver, 1971 to date have no silver.
Half dollars 1965-70 are 40% silver.
90% silver half dollars were minted until 1965, all half dollars dated 1964 and before are 90% silver. From 1965-1970 the half dollar was 40% silver. From 1971-present circulation issue half dollars are copper-nickel and contain no silver.
Kennedy halves from 1965 to 1970 were struck in 40% silver, so yes.
Yes, it is 40% silver however and not 90% silver like half dollars dated 1964 and earlier.
It's currently worth about $5 for the silver. Kennedy half dollars minted 1965-70 contain 40% silver.
The 1964 Kennedy half dollar contain 11.25 grams of silver. Kennedy half dollars from 1965 through 1970 contain 4.60 grams of silver.
The 1965 Kennedy half dollar is a 40% silver coin (1965-1969) but so many were made only a very high grade uncirculated example is worth more than the silver in the coin. The silver value today is about $2.70
Half dollar minted 1965-70 are 40% silver and currently worth around $4.
Value is for the silver about $2.50
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1965-1970 Kennedy halves are only 40% silver. Most are valued for just the silver, about $4.50.