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The Kennedy half dollar, first minted in 1964, is a fifty-cent coin issued by the United States Mint.Intended as a memorial to the assassinated 35th president of the United States John F. Kennedy, it was authorized by Congress just over a month after his death.
In 2021, half dollars were once again shipped to the Federal Reserve and thus released for general circulation. [1] For the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy Half Dollar, the mint issued a 3 ⁄ 4-ounce .9999 gold version bearing the special date of "1964-2014".
Mint mark on obverse, 1916–1917 (Silver) Year Mint Mintage [43] Comments 1916 (P) 608,000 S 508,000 D 1,014,400 1917 (P) 0 Philadelphia half dollars do not show a mint mark; for mintage, see Type 2 immediately below. S 952,000 D 765,400
1967 Kennedy Half Dollar Auction record: $6,995 This rare coin is notable because it doesn’t contain a mint mark; the U.S. Mint deliberately didn’t include mint marks on coins produced from ...
In 2014, a reverse-proof silver Kennedy Half Dollar which was part of a commemorative set, along with the 24K gold proof Kennedy Half Dollar were produced there to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy Half Dollar design, again with the "W" mint mark. [12] In 2015, the West Point Mint struck Sacagawea Dollars for the first time. [13]
The half dollar, sometimes referred to as the half for short or 50-cent piece, is a United States coin worth 50 cents, or one half of a dollar.In both size and weight, it is the largest circulating coin currently minted in the United States, [1] being 1.205 inches (30.61 millimeters) in diameter and 0.085 in (2.16 mm) in thickness, and is twice the weight of the quarter.
50th anniversary Kennedy silver half dollar : John F. Kennedy Eagle surrounded by 50 stars Authorized: 300,000 (max number of sets containing each coin) Uncirculated: 225,000 D 225,000 S (enhanced) Proof: 225,000 P 225,000 W (reverse cameo) 50¢ 50th anniversary Kennedy high relief half dollar : John F. Kennedy Eagle surrounded by 50 stars
Most U.S coins sport a mint mark — a P for the Philadelphia Mint, S for the San Francisco Mint, D for the Denver Mint, or W for the West Point Mint. But no more than — according to PCGS ...