All US half dollars minted before 1965 were 90% silver. Those minted 1965-70 were 40% silver. Anything 1971-present is mostly copper with a bit of nickel.
The Kennedy Half Dollar was first minted 1964, in 90% silver.
The last silver half dollar was minted in 1969.
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.
The 1969 Kennedy half dollar is only 40% silver with a value about $3.25
If the coin is a US Kennedy half dollar dated 1974 it has no silver in it and is face value.
The Kennedy Half Dollar was first minted 1964, in 90% silver.
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No, a silver dollar does not equal a half dollar. Instead, in the USA it equals a full dollar.
A 1936 Walking Liberty half dollar has .36169oz of silver.
The weight of the U.S. silver half dollar has changed over the course of it's history. In 1794 the silver half dollar weighed 13.48 grams and was 89.24 % silver. Then in 1836 the silver half dollar weight was changed to 13.36 grams and was 90% silver. In 1892 the silver half dollar weight was again changed to 12.50 grams which was the weight used until the final 90% silver half dollar struck for circulation was issued in 1964.
The last silver half dollar was minted in 1969.
There is no silver in a 1972 US half dollar.
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.
.14792 oz of pure silver in a 40% half dollar.
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A Franklin half dollar contains approximately .36oz of silver
A Walking Liberty half dollar has .36169oz of silver.