This 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 90% silver. Both photographs show the individual coin offered.
Condition & Photos
Bright silver-gray surfaces with visible hair, shield, and eagle-feather detail. Pale spots are visible in the left obverse field near Kennedy's face, with mottled color across portions of the portrait and lower fields. Scattered marks and fine lines appear on both sides. No 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: Philadelphia (no mint mark)
- Denomination: 50 cents
- Mintage: 273,304,004 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: KH0015
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.