Series reference imageU.S. collector price guide
Kennedy Half
214 dated issues mapped by mint, strike, variety, grade, and collector value.
Issues214
Date span1964–2025
Business strikes120
Proofs94
Varieties47
Melt tracked49
Collector Context
Designer Gilroy Roberts (obverse), Frank Gasparro (reverse)Years 1964–present
The fastest design-to-strike turnaround in modern US coinage - authorized December 1963, in circulation by March 1964 to memorialize JFK. Public hoarding of the 90% silver 1964 issue removed it from circulation almost immediately. Silver content dropped to 40% (1965–1970), then to clad copper-nickel (1971–present).
The Kennedy Memorial
1964–presentThe Silver Coinage Act
1964–1965Most Active MintS · 94
Lowest Mintage Listed62,0001998-S Kennedy Half (matte-silver)
Starter Coins
Lower entry prices in this series
Key Dates
Highest low-grade estimates
Notable Issues
Varieties, proofs, and researched notes
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