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The Kennedy half dollar, first minted in 1964, is a fifty-cent coin currently issued by the United States Mint. Intended as a memorial to the assassinated assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in November 1963, it was authorized by Congress just over a month after his death. Use of existing works by Mint sculptors Gilroy Roberts (obverse) and Frank Gasparro (reverse) allowed dies to be prepared quickly.
Beginning in 1971, all silver was removed from the Half Dollar, in favor of the same copper-nickel clad alloy that had been in use on Dimes and Quarter Dollars since 1965. A few of the 1972 halves are known with Gasparro's initials "FG" missing from the reverse.
Obverse
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Depicts the head of John F. Kennedy facing left, with LIBERTY above and to the sides, and the date below. IN GOD WE TRUST in a straight line above the date. Mintmark (if any) above the date. Mintmark omitted on Philadelphia Mint issues. Engraver's monogram (GR) on Kennedy's truncated bust. LIBERTY |
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Reverse
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Depicts an adaptation of the Great Seal of the United States. Country name above, value below. In its beak, the eagle clutches a scroll with the motto "E pluribus unum" (Latin for "Out of Many, One"). Over its head is a "glory" with 13 mullets (stars). UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Edge |
1/2 Dollar
Kennedy Half Dollar
KM# 202b Schön# 203b
Characteristics
Material | Copper Nickel Clad Copper |
Weight | 11.34 g |
Diameter | 30.61 mm |
Thickness | 2.15 mm |
Shape | round |
Alignment | Coin |
Mints |
Denver Mint (D) Philadelphia Mint (P) Philadelphia Mint (no mintmark) San Francisco Mint (S)
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