The half dollar is one of the most popular U.S. coins to collect. Though many aren’t worth more than their face value, older half dollars often hold value due to the silver in their composition ...

The 50-cent coin, or half dollar, has a lineage going back to 1794 ... Still, the scrap value of silver pales in comparison to a particularly rare special edition of the coin, which sold in ...

The Kennedy half dollar was first minted in 1964 in the wake of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — the coin’s obvious namesake. It was a commemorative issuance made in Kennedy ...