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1/2 Dollar 'Kennedy Half Dollar'
| Issuer | United States Mint |
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| Year | 1971-2024 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel clad copper (91.67% Copper, 8.33% Nickel) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing truncated bust of President John F. Kennedy, rendered in high relief with finely detailed hair, occupies the central field. The legend LIBERTY arcs along the upper periphery, while the motto IN GOD WE TRUST is inscribed in two lines across the lower field flanking the truncation. The date appears along the bottom rim, with the mint mark positioned between the numerals of the year just below the truncation. The portrait was modeled by Chief Engraver Gilroy Roberts, based on his 1962 presidential medal. |
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| Mintage | 1971 - - 155,640,000 1971 D - - 302,097,424 1971 S - Proof - 3,244,183 1972 - - 153,180,000 1972 D - - 141,890,000 1972 D - Missing `FG` on reverse - 1972 S - Proof - 3,267,667 1973 - - 64,964,000 1973 D - - 83,171,400 1973 S - Proof - 2,767,624 1974 - - 201,596,000 1974 D - DDO Variation Available - 79,066,300 1974 S - Proof - 2,617,350 1977 - - 43,598,000 1977 D - - 31,449,106 1977 S - Proof - 3,251,152 1978 - - 14,350,000 1978 D - - 13,765,799 1978 S - Proof - 3,127,788 1979 - - 68,312,000 1979 D - - 15,815,422 1979 S - Type 1; Proof; see comments - 3,677,175 1979 S - Type 2; Proof; see comments - 1980 D - - 33,456,449 1980 P - - 44,134,000 1980 S - Proof - 3,547,030 1981 D - - 27,839,533 1981 P - - 29,544,000 1981 S - Type 1; Proof; see comments - 4,063,083 1981 S - Type 2; Proof; see comments - 1982 D - - 13,140,102 1982 P - - 10,819,000 1982 P - no initials `FG` - 1982 S - Proof - 3,857,479 1983 - no initials `FG` - 1983 D - - 32,472,244 1983 P - - 34,139,000 1983 S - Proof - 3,279,126 1984 D - - 26,262,158 1984 P - - 26,029,000 1984 S - Proof - 3,065,110 1985 D - - 19,814,034 1985 P - - 18,706,962 1985 S - Proof - 3,962,138 1986 D - - 15,336,145 1986 P - - 13,107,633 1986 S - Proof - 2,411,180 1987 D - - 2,890,758 1987 P - - 2,890,758 1987 S - Proof - 4,407,728 1988 D - - 12,000,096 1988 P - - 13,626,000 1988 S - Proof - 3,262,948 1989 D - - 23,000,216 1989 P - - 24,542,000 1989 S - Proof - 3,220,194 1990 D - - 20,096,242 1990 P - - 22,780,000 1990 S - Proof - 3,299,559 1991 D - - 15,054,678 1991 P - - 14,874,000 1991 S - Proof - 2,867,787 1992 D - - 17,000,106 1992 P - - 17,628,000 1992 S - Proof - 2,858,981 1993 D - - 15,000,006 1993 P - - 15,510,000 1993 S - Proof - 2,633,439 1994 D - - 23,828,110 1994 P - - 23,718,000 1994 S - Proof - 2,484,594 1995 D - - 26,288,000 1995 P - - 26,496,000 1995 S - Proof - 2,010,384 1996 D - - 24,744,000 1996 P - - 24,442,000 1996 S - Proof - 2,085,191 1997 D - - 19,876,000 1997 P - - 20,882,000 1997 S - Proof - 1,975,000 1998 D - - 15,064,000 1998 P - - 15,646,000 1998 S - Proof - 2,078,494 1999 D - - 10,682,000 1999 P - - 8,900,000 1999 S - Proof - 2,557,897 2000 D - - 19,466,000 2000 P - - 22,600,000 2000 S - Proof - 3,082,944 2001 D - - 19,504,000 2001 P - - 21,200,000 2001 S - Proof - 2,235,000 2002 D - - 2,500,000 2002 P - - 3,100,000 2002 S - Proof - 2,268,913 2003 D - - 2,500,000 2003 P - - 2,500,000 2003 S - Proof - 2,076,165 2004 D - - 2,900,000 2004 P - - 2,900,000 2004 S - Proof - 1,789,488 2005 D - - 3,500,000 2005 D - Satin Finish - 1,160,000 2005 P - - 3,800,000 2005 P - Satin Finish - 1,160,000 2005 S - Proof - 2,275,000 2006 D - - 2,000,000 2006 D - Satin Finish - 847,361 2006 P - - 2,400,000 2006 P - Satin Finish - 847,361 2006 S - Proof - 1,934,965 2007 D - - 2,400,000 2007 D - Satin Finish - 895,628 2007 P - - 2,400,000 2007 P - Satin Finish - 895,628 2007 S - Proof - 1,384,797 2008 D - - 1,700,000 2008 D - Satin Finish - 745,464 2008 P - - 1,700,000 2008 P - Satin Finish - 745,464 2008 S - Proof - 1,377,424 2009 D - - 1,900,000 2009 D - Satin Finish - 784,614 2009 P - - 1,900,000 2009 P - Satin Finish - 784,614 2009 S - Proof - 1,477,967 2010 D - - 1,800,000 2010 D - Satin Finish - 583,897 2010 P - - 1,700,000 2010 P - Satin Finish - 583,897 2010 S - Proof - 1,103,950 2011 D - - 1,700,000 2011 P - - 1,750,000 2011 S - Proof - 1,098,835 2012 D - - 1,700,000 2012 P - - 1,800,000 2012 S - Proof - 794,002 2013 D - - 4,600,000 2013 P - - 5,000,000 2013 S - Proof - 821,031 2014 D - In anniversary sets only - 197,608 2014 D - two dot varieties; see comments - 2,100,000 2014 P - - 2,500,000 2014 P - In anniversary sets only - 197,608 2014 S - Proof - 767,977 2015 D - - 2,300,000 2015 P - - 2,300,000 2015 S - Proof - 711,952 2016 D - - 2,100,000 2016 P - - 2,100,000 2016 S - Proof - 621,384 2017 D - - 2,900,000 2017 P - - 1,800,000 2017 S - Enhanced Uncirculated - 225,000 2017 S - Proof - 592,890 2018 D - - 1,900,000 2018 P - - 1,900,000 2018 S - Proof - 535,221 2019 D - - 1,700,000 2019 D - SP PL - 50,000 2019 P - - 1,700,000 2019 S - Enhanced Reverse Proof - 100,000 2019 S - Proof - 638,704 2020 D - - 3,400,000 2020 P - - 2,300,000 2020 S - Proof - 2021 D - - 7,700,000 2021 P - - 5,400,000 2021 S - Proof - 2022 D - - 4,900,000 2022 P - - 4,800,000 2022 S - Proof - 2023 D - - 27,800,000 2023 P - - 30,200,000 2023 S - Proof - 2024 D - - 2024 P - - 2024 S - Proof - |
| Additional information |
Congress authorized the switch from 40% silver to base metal clad in 1971, a direct consequence of silver's rising spot price making the 1965–1970 40% silver Kennedys worth more in metal than face value. Hoarding had kept nearly every silver-bearing Kennedy out of circulation, so the transition was largely academic — the half dollar had already ceased to function as an everyday coin long before the silver was stripped out.
By the 1980s, Federal Reserve banks were simply stockpiling them. Demand from circulation had collapsed almost entirely.