When is 50 cents actually worth thousands? When we're talking about a rare Kennedy half dollar! Some sell for six figures. There are lots of factors that can affect Kennedy half dollar values, but the ...

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’s honor, ...

The 1971 Half Dollar holds a unique place in American coinage history as the first year the Kennedy Half Dollar was minted without any silver content for general circulation. Introduced in honor of ...

In 2023, the United States commemorated the 60th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, who was gunned down in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. One of the smaller effects of JFK’s assassination ...

Those who were around in 1963 remember what they were doing Nov. 22, the day an assassin’s bullet claimed the life of our 35th president, John F. Kennedy. Fifty years later, his image lives on in the ...

Q: Whatever happened to the 50-cent piece? It used to be as common as the quarter, but it seems like ever since it became the “Kennedy half dollar” it has disappeared. Why? When were the first U.S.

(Kitco News) - Publicity continues to build for the U.S. Mint’s latest collector coin, the 50th anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar gold proof, but the hype is so great that some dealers are recommending ...

Back when I was a kid in the 1940's and '50s, half-dollar coins were as common as belly buttons. Now you never see them or get them as change. Are they still minted and circulated? Good question. Now ...

Did you know that, in addition to common coins like dimes and quarters (coins that can be valuable in their own right), the U.S. Mint also produces a 50-cent coin? The 50-cent coin, or half dollar, ...

Hundreds of people gathered in front of the U.S. Mint on Independence Mall Tuesday in Philadelphia to plunk down $1,240 for a half-dollar coin. “It’s shiny. It’s new out of the box, and they are never ...

If you look very closely, you might notice something different about President John F. Kennedy's portrait on special half-dollar coins the U.S. Mint is putting on sale Tuesday. To commemorate the 50th ...

Collectors pay people to line up for the 50th anniversary gold coin release. — -- Outside U.S. Mint gift shops around the country, crowds of people have lined up for the past few days to get ...