The half dollar coins feature President John F. Kennedy on the obverse side, which was first issued in 1964 following his assassination. Prior to Kennedy, the half dollar featured Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1948 to 1963 and was also known for the Walking Liberty design used from 1916 to 1947. Other presidents have appeared on various commemorative half dollar coins, but Kennedy is the primary figure on the regular circulating half dollar.
Eisenhower was the first president on a dollar coin from 1971 to 1978. From 2007 to 2011, the first 20 presidents are depicted on the dollar coins.
The first was Abraham Lincoln on the 1909 Cent. Then came Washington on the 1932 Quarter. Third is Jefferson on the 1938 Nickel. Next is Franklin D Roosevelt who appeared on the 1946 Dime. John Kennedy came on the 1964 Half Dollar. Finally, Dwight D. Eisenhower appeared on the 1971 Dollar coin, rounding out the first six. Benjamin Franklin did appear on the half dollar in 1948, but he was never a President. Beginning in 2007, the US Mint has been issuing Dollar coins with the Presidents on them, four issues a year, in order of their Presidency.
Benjamin Franklin - Half Dollar
As many presidents there are. 4 come out every year. to find out more go to usmint.gov
It's federal law that no living man or woman can appear on U.S. coins. It has been custom since the beginning of the minting of coins for the king's images to be on them so the founders who were anti royalists had a tradition of not putting living presidents on coins. This later became law.
the presidents
Eisenhower was the first president on a dollar coin from 1971 to 1978. From 2007 to 2011, the first 20 presidents are depicted on the dollar coins.
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Currently a half dollar has a greater circumference than circulating dollar coins. Older dollar coins will have a greater circumference than half dollars though.
Susan B. Anthony on the 1979-1981 & 1999 one dollar coin and Ben Franklin on the half dollar 1948-1963
Kennedy is still on the half dollar coins.
Sacajawea (dollar coin)Susan B. Anthony ( old dollar coin)The Native American on the Buffalo nickel, modeled after a few Native Americans.Benjamin Franklin( old half dollar)Older coins show allegorical female figures of Liberty .
Presidents Calvin Coolidge & George Washington
If you mean the 1926 commemorative half dollar,It's Presidents Coolidge & Washington.
You have a half dollar and a nickel. One of them, the half dollar, is not a nickel.
The quarter dollar, the half dollar and all dollar coins.
It's called a Half Dollar or a Kennedy Half Dollar