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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.
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 1989, a four coin 1 crown set was issued in both copper-nickel and silver featuring the Bicentenary of George Washington's Presidential Inauguration. 1 Crown, with James Monroe holding the flag – Washington Crossing the Delaware 1776 copper-nickel KM#246, silver KM#246a; 1 Crown, (large portrait) copper-nickel KM#247, silver KM#247a
Those coins permanently replaced the Benjamin Franklin 50-cent pieces, ... But a 20th century director of the U.S. Mint was a Franklin admirer and lobbied to have him on the 50-cent coin.
The dime was redesigned in 1946 to depict fallen President Franklin Roosevelt, who had been closely associated with the March of Dimes. [7] The Walking Liberty design seemed old-fashioned to Mint officials, and the only other coin being struck which was eligible for replacement was the Lincoln cent.
The original version of the bill, introduced in the House of Representatives on February 16, 1925 by Pennsylvania Congressman George P. Darrow and in the Senate by that state's George W. Pepper, called for a $1.50 gold coin for the 150th anniversary, for commemorative half dollars, and for a $1 bill honoring the Declaration of Independence.