Capped Bust - above the date (1838 and 1839 only). None or O
Seated Liberty - under the eagle. None, D, O, S, CC
Barber - under the eagle. None, D, O, S, CC
Walking Liberty - 1916 and some 1917, on the front under In God We Trust. None, D, S
Walking Liberty - some 1917 and all others, on the back around the 8:00 position.
Franklin - above the bell yoke. None, D, S.
Kennedy - 1964, on the back near the eagle's claw on the left side of the coin.
1965-67 - no mint marks due to the coin shortage.
1968-1979 - above the date; none, D, S
1980-present - above the date; P, D, S
None or P = Philadelphia
S = San Francisco
D = Denver
O = New Orleans
CC = Carson City
The US mint did not use mint marks on the 1965 half dollar coin.
No they did not strike any quarters, half dollars or dollars dated 1975
In 1796 the US Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania produced half cents, large cents, half dimes, dimes, quarters, half dollars and one dollars. Please examine your coin and then post a new question showing the denomination of your coin.
1964 all us coins stopped being produced with silver.
All US half dollars dated 1964 and prior are 90% silver (worth about $11 in scrap silver) All US half dollars dated 1965-1970 are 40% silver (worth about $5 in scrap silver) All US half dollars dated 1971-present that are circulating contain no silver and are only worth 50 cents. (The US does strike commemorative half dollars and proof silver half dollars for collectors but these are almost always found in mint packaging, not as a loose half dollar).
The US mint did not use mint marks on the 1965 half dollar coin.
The Related Link below has a list of dates, mint marks, and mintage totals.
No US Half Dollars are pure silver. The composition is .900 silver & .100 copper. For a value, the date and any mint marks are needed for an evaluation
According to the US mint only 3.5 million half dollars were made. 1.8 million were made at the Philadelphia mint and 1.7 million were made at the Denver mint.
The US Mint did not produce any half dollars in 1922.
No they did not strike any quarters, half dollars or dollars dated 1975
Here are the production figures for 2011 US half dollars: Denver mint: 1.70 million Philadelphia mint: 1.75 million Total made: 3.45 million
None of the US Mints placed mint marks on their coins from 1965 through 1967. Even if there is a way to know how many were minted in Denver it wouldn't matter because there is no way to know which coins they are.
In 1796 the US Mint in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania produced half cents, large cents, half dimes, dimes, quarters, half dollars and one dollars. Please examine your coin and then post a new question showing the denomination of your coin.
1964 all us coins stopped being produced with silver.
All US half dollars dated 1964 and prior are 90% silver (worth about $11 in scrap silver) All US half dollars dated 1965-1970 are 40% silver (worth about $5 in scrap silver) All US half dollars dated 1971-present that are circulating contain no silver and are only worth 50 cents. (The US does strike commemorative half dollars and proof silver half dollars for collectors but these are almost always found in mint packaging, not as a loose half dollar).
The US did not mint any half dollars dated 1800.