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½ Dollar "Kennedy Half Dollar"
| Copper-nickel clad copper (91.67% Copper, 8.33% Nickel) | 11.34 g | 30.61 mm |
| Issuer | United States |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1971-2024 |
| Value | ½ Dollar = 50 Cents (½ USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel clad copper (91.67% Copper, 8.33% Nickel) |
| Weight | 11.34 g |
| Diameter | 30.61 mm |
| Thickness | 2.15 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#6918 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 3% |
Reverse
Modified presidential seal of the United States of America, a shield with vertical stripes on the chest of an American bald eagle. The eagle holds an olive branch in its right talon and a bundle of thirteen arrows in its left talon and a scroll with "E PLURIBUS UNUM" in its beak. A circle of 50 stars surrounds the eagle.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E PLURIBUS UNUM
FG
HALF DOLLAR
Translation:
United States of America
Out of Many, One
FG
Half Dollar
Engraver: Frank Gasparro
Edge
Reeded
Comment
The reverse design of 1974 was resumed in 1977.
Gilroy Roberts monogram, which some confuse for a hammer and sickle, appears on the truncation.