JFK halves are currently minted at all 3 facilities. Philadelphia and Denver strike circulation-issue clad coins and San Francisco manufactures proof coins. Proofs are available in both copper-nickel and special silver "prestige" sets.
All half-dollars minted from 1964 to the present bear an image of John F Kennedy.
....They haven't stopped being made. New Kennedy half dollars are minted every year. 2001 is the latest year intended for circulation, but you can buy 2011 Kennedy half dollars in mint sets and in bags on the mint's website.
No silver dollars were minted in 1969 in the United States. The only coins still minted in silver at time were Kennedy half dollars with 40% 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.
Franklin half dollars (which were minted between 1948 and 1963) weigh 12.5 grams and are 90% silver (the other 10% is copper) - they thus have an ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of 0.3617 troy ounces of silver. Walking Liberty half dollars (minted 1916 through 1947) and Barber half dollars (minted 1892 through 1915) have the same compositions, as do the 1964 Kennedy half dollars.
Kennedy half dollars minted between 1965 and 1970 contain 40% silver and are worth around $5 each.
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.
156,205,446 struck at Denver Mint.
All half-dollars minted from 1964 to the present bear an image of John F Kennedy.
All Kennedy half dollars minted from 1965 to 1970 are 40% silver.
....They haven't stopped being made. New Kennedy half dollars are minted every year. 2001 is the latest year intended for circulation, but you can buy 2011 Kennedy half dollars in mint sets and in bags on the mint's website.
No silver dollars were minted in 1969 in the United States. The only coins still minted in silver at time were Kennedy half dollars with 40% silver content.
No silver dollars were minted in 1969 in the United States. The only coins still minted in silver at time were Kennedy half dollars with 40% silver content.
Business strikes 273,304,004 Proof 3,950,762
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.
Franklin half dollars (which were minted between 1948 and 1963) weigh 12.5 grams and are 90% silver (the other 10% is copper) - they thus have an ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of 0.3617 troy ounces of silver. Walking Liberty half dollars (minted 1916 through 1947) and Barber half dollars (minted 1892 through 1915) have the same compositions, as do the 1964 Kennedy half dollars.
The 1967 Kennedy half dollar is a 40% silver coin, value is about $5.00. The coin is very common.