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½ Dollar "Kennedy Half Dollar" 90% Silver
1964 year| Silver (.900) | 12.5 g | 30.61 mm |
| Issuer | United States |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1964 |
| Value | ½ Dollar = 50 Cents (½ USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 12.5 g |
| Diameter | 30.61 mm |
| Thickness | 2.15 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#943 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 4% |
Reverse
Modified presidential seal of the United States of America: A shield (with vertical stripes) on the chest of an American eagle. The eagle holds an olive branch on its right talon and a bundle of thirteen arrows on its left, and in its beak a scroll with "E PLURIBUS UNUM". A circle of 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
If there is a mintmark, it is to the left of the stalk of the olive branch in the eagle's right claw.Gilroy Roberts monogram, which some confuse for a hammer and sickle, appears on the truncation.