This 1964-D Kennedy Half Dollar was struck at the Denver Mint in 90% silver. Both photographs show the individual coin offered.
Condition & Photos
Bright silver-gray surfaces with a light golden tint around portions of the rim. Hair, shield, and eagle-feather detail remain visible. Scattered small marks and fine lines appear on the portrait and fields, with some uneven color. The D mint mark is visible on the reverse. This coin is raw and uncertified; no numerical grade is assigned.
Please review all photographs carefully for the exact condition of the coin being offered. The coin pictured is the coin you will receive.
The obverse features John F. Kennedy's portrait. The reverse depicts a heraldic eagle adapted from the presidential seal.
Coin Details
- Year: 1964
- Mint: Denver (D mint mark on reverse)
- Denomination: 50 cents
- Mintage: 156,205,446 circulation strikes
- Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper
- Original weight: 12.5 grams; actual weight may vary with wear
- Original silver content: Approximately 0.36169 troy ounce before wear
- Diameter: 30.61 mm
- Edge: Reeded
- Designer: Gilroy Roberts (obverse) / Frank Gasparro (reverse)
- Strike / Finish: Business strike
- Certification: None / uncertified
- Inventory: One coin
- SKU: KH0017
Collector Significance
A first-year Kennedy half dollar from the only circulation-strike year made in 90% silver, suited to a Kennedy date-and-mint set or a U.S. silver type collection.