Half Dollars

1976-S Kennedy 40% Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

This 40% silver San Francisco mint Bicentennial Kennedy half dollar was issued only as part of 3-piece sets with silver clad Washington quarters and Ike dollars. The unique reverse honors the Bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence.

1964-D Kennedy Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

This historic coin was the inaugural Kennedy half dollar and the last 90% silver coin issued for U.S. commerce. This Denver Mint issue's output was more than 40% lower than the Philadelphia production. This original 1964 date is especially coveted as it...

1955-P Franklin Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The 1955 Franklin silver half dollar had the lowest-mintage of the short-lived Franklin series. Just 2,498,181 were struck at the Philadelphia Mint, the only facility to produce the coins that year, which was fewer than 3% of the number minted in the...

1963-D Franklin Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

At the time of issue in 1963, no one had any inkling that the Franklin halves produced by the Denver Mint would be the last in the popular series. But in late November of that year, John F. Kennedy was assassinated and the Franklin series was...

1969-D Kennedy 40% Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Now a half-century old, this was one of the last JFK half dollars minted in 40% silver cladding. Two year later the series was again revised and all subsequent circulation issues have been copper-nickel.

1965-P Kennedy 40% Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

U.S. 1965 Kennedy 40% Silver Half Dollar BU. This was the first U.S. half dollar minted in 40% silver. Silver's intrinsic value had risen beyond the denominational value of the 50 cent coin. Just one year previous, the Kennedy silver half dollar was...

1970-D Kennedy 40% Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Early Kennedy half dollar outputs ranged from 65.8 million to 295 million, so there was no need for more by 1970. But collectors were not informed that Denver Kennedy half dollars would not be output for commerce and just 2.1 million 1970 mint sets were...

1964-P Kennedy Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Abruptly supplanting the Franklin series, the first-year 1964 Kennedy silver half dollar was released by the U.S. Mint just months after the tragic loss of the nation's beloved leader and instantly became one of the most popular American coin dates in...

2010-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The U.S. Mint has not produced the Kennedy half dollar for circulation since 2002. The popular coin has only been minted in limited numbers for sale directly to collectors. Current Brilliant Uncirculated Kennedy half dollar mintages have fallen to just a...

1967-SMS Kennedy 40% Silver Half Dollar

The U.S. Mint did not issue regular proof sets from 1965 to 1967. Instead, high-quality "special mint sets" (SMS) were substituted. Produced with 40% silver content, these half dollar coins from those sets are not quite proof quality, but are of a higher...

1978-D Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1962-D Franklin Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The Franklin half dollar series was the last complete American coin series to be struck with 90% silver content. In 1962 when these 50 cent pieces rolled off the press at the Denver Mint, no one had any inkling that the series would only be struck for...

1966-P Kennedy 40% Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Although the original 1964 Kennedy half dollar was minted from traditional 90% silver, subsequent early issues — including this 1966 specimen, were produced with 40% silver content. The change was due to the fact that silver's...

1958-D Franklin Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The Franklin half dollar was expected to be issued for at least 25 years, but the series was abruptly curtailed following the assassination of President Kennedy. The Franklin series proved to be the last of its kind completely struck with traditional 90%...

1968-D Kennedy 40% Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Only the first five issues from this very popular series contained precious silver. This Brilliant Uncirculated 1968 issue was the last circulation JFK half produced with 40% silver content. All future Kennedy halves for commerce were copper-nickel clad.

2018-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The U.S. Mint has not produced the Kennedy half dollar for circulation since 2002. Since then, the popular coin has only been minted in limited numbers for sale directly to collectors. Recent Brilliant Uncirculated Kennedy half dollar mintages have...

2018-D Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The U.S. Mint has not produced the Kennedy half dollar for circulation since 2002. Since then, the popular coin has only been minted in limited numbers for sale directly to collectors. Recent Brilliant Uncirculated Kennedy half dollar mintages have...

1967-P Kennedy 40% Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

After 1964, 90% silver coins were discontinued. Beginning in 1965, the only circulation coin struck for commerce with a 40% silver content was the Kennedy half dollar. Just one mint struck these 40% silver issues annually: Philadelphia in 1965-1967 and...

2016-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1957-D Franklin Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The Franklin half dollar was the last series to be entirely struck in 90% silver. In 1957, just under 20 million were struck at the Denver Mint and only a small fraction remain in this Brilliant Uncirculated quality.

1982-D Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1987-D Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1960-D Franklin Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Only 18.2 million of these 90% silver dollars were output more than six decades ago at the Denver Mint. Just a few years later for the final issue of the series, over 67 million were produced at that branch mint. Begun in 1948, the Franklin half dollar...

2014-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1959-P Franklin Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

Just 6.2 million Franklin half dollar BUs were minted in Philadelphia in 1959. That same year over twice as many of the coins were produced at the Denver mint, the only other facility to produce Franklins in 1959. Only a limited number of those over...

1986-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

After President Kennedy's assassination in 1963, there was strong national support for a commemorative coin. Just five days after his death the half dollar was decided upon. The ensuing coins were instantly admired and treasured throughout the world and...

2000-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

2011-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

2020-D Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The U.S. Mint has not produced the Kennedy half dollar for circulation since 2002. Since then, the popular coin has only been minted in limited numbers for sale directly to collectors. Recent Brilliant Uncirculated Kennedy half dollar mintages have...

2007-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1977-D Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

2008-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

2009-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1977-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1991-D Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

2001-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1961-P Franklin Silver Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

When Congress authorized the Franklin series in 1948, it was expected to be struck for a quarter of a century. But just a few years after this issue's release Congress approved a new half dollar design in the wake of President Kennedy's assassination...

1973-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1980-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1987-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1991-D Mount Rushmore Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

This clad half dollar was struck in 1991 by the Denver Mint in commemoration of Mount Rushmore's 50th anniversary. Proceeds from the sale of this coin helped finance a portion of the monument's $40 million restoration work. Known as the Shrine...

2017-D Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1974-D Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1997-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

2004-D Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1978-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

1998-D Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

2002-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

2006-P Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

2010-D Kennedy Half Dollar Brilliant Uncirculated

The U.S. Mint has not produced the Kennedy half dollar for circulation since 2002. The popular coin has only been minted in limited numbers for sale directly to collectors. Current Brilliant Uncirculated Kennedy half dollar mintages have fallen to just a...