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Kennedy Half Dollar
Type 1 - Silver


Country:  United States
​​Denomination:  $0.50
Composition:  ​90% Silver, 10% Copper
Years of Minting:  1964
Diameter:  30.6 mm
Gross Weight:  12.5 grams
Edge:  Reeded
Designer:  Gilroy Roberts


Photos courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, AJP, CM (NAJA), Global Gemology & Appraisals

Kennedy Half Dollar
Type 2 - Silver Clad


Obverse of a 1965 Kennedy silver half dollar
Obverse
Reverse of a 1965 Kennedy silver half dollar
Reverse
Country:  United States
​​Denomination:  $0.50
Composition:  ​60% Copper, 40% Silver
Years of Minting:  1965 - 1970
Diameter:  30.6 mm
Gross Weight:  11.5 grams
Edge:  Reeded
Designer:  Gilroy Roberts


Photos courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, AJP, CM (NAJA), Global Gemology & Appraisals

Kennedy Half Dollar
Type 3 - Copper / Nickel Clad


Country:  United States
​​Denomination:  $0.50
Composition:  ​91.7% Copper, 8.3% Nickel
Years of Minting:  1971 - Present
Diameter:  30.6 mm
Gross Weight:  11.3 grams
Edge:  Reeded
Designer:  Gilroy Roberts


Photos courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, AJP, CM (NAJA), Global Gemology & Appraisals

Kennedy Half Dollar
Type 4 - Bi-centennial Reverse


Country:  United States
​​Denomination:  $0.50
Composition:  ​91.7% Copper, 8.3% Nickel
Years of Minting:  1976
Diameter:  30.6 mm
Gross Weight:  11.5 grams
Edge:  Reeded
Designer:  Seth G. Huntington


Photos courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, AJP, CM (NAJA), Global Gemology & Appraisals
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