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 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 ...

One of the smaller effects of JFK’s assassination is that the government put his image on half dollar coins beginning in 1964. Those coins permanently replaced the Benjamin Franklin 50-cent ...

Coin roll hunting is the process of searching through ... Dimes, quarters, and half-dollars minted before 1965 will be 90% silver. Half dollars from 1965-1970 will be 40% silver.