The 1971 through 1974 coins are only worth face value. All circulating half dollars minted since 1971 are made of copper-nickel rather than silver.
As for the "1975" half, please check again. No US half dollars were dated 1975. Quarters, halves, and dollars minted both that year and in 1976 were all dual-dated 1776-1976 Bicentennial coins.
8-14-11>>> US Kennedy half dollars made for general circulation dated 1971 to 2011 are not silver. The coin is face value.
The Eisenhower dollars from 1971-1978 struck for an taken from circulation have no silver and only have face value. Proof and special collectors coins sold from the Philadelphia Mint are the only coins of this series that are above face value.
A 1972 Kennedy half dollar contains no silver and is worth 50 cents.
All 1971 & 1972 Eisenhower "S" mintmark dollars are 40% silver. The value is about $12.00.
Please turn your coin over and look at the denomination on the back. JFK is on the half dollar, not the dollar or quarter.Plus, all circulating half dollars dated 1971 and later were struck in cupronickel, not silver. Look at the edge. You can see the copper core quite clearly.
8-14-11>>> US Kennedy half dollars made for general circulation dated 1971 to 2011 are not silver. The coin is face value.
All circulating half dollars dated 1971 and later are made of copper-nickel, using the same "sandwich" composition as dimes and quarters.
The Eisenhower dollars from 1971-1978 struck for an taken from circulation have no silver and only have face value. Proof and special collectors coins sold from the Philadelphia Mint are the only coins of this series that are above face value.
A 1972 Kennedy half dollar contains no silver and is worth 50 cents.
Copper-nickel, not silver. In circulated condition, each of these coins is only worth $1. Uncirculated in MS63 condition 1971-D and 1972-D Eisenhower Dollars are worth $ 5 and $5, respectively.
All 1971 & 1972 Eisenhower "S" mintmark dollars are 40% silver. The value is about $12.00.
the 1972 Kennedy half dollar is worth 50 cents in circulated condition, or about a dollar in uncirculated condition
The 'H' adds nothing to the 50 cent value of the coin.
The Persuaders - 1971 Nuisance Value 1-18 was released on: UK: 14 January 1972 USA: 23 February 1972
If this question is supposed to be about the value, it's worth 50 cents.
Please turn your coin over and look at the denomination on the back. JFK is on the half dollar, not the dollar or quarter.Plus, all circulating half dollars dated 1971 and later were struck in cupronickel, not silver. Look at the edge. You can see the copper core quite clearly.
All circulation half-dollar dated 1971 and later were struck in copper-nickel. The last half dollars containing silver were minted in 1970 and silver proof sets weren't minted again until 1992. Please see the Related Question for more.