| Issuer | United States |
|---|---|
| Year | 1965-1970 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Dollar = 50 Cents (1/2 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Billon (.400 silver) |
| Weight | 11.5 g |
| Diameter | 30.61 mm |
| Thickness | 2.15 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Gilroy Roberts Reverse: Frank Gasparro |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#202a, Schön#203a |
| Obverse description | Profile of John Fitzgerald Kennedy facing left |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | LIBERTY GR IN GOD WE TRUST 1965 |
| Reverse description | Modified presidential seal of the United States of America (A shield (with vertical stripes) on the chest of an American eagle, holding an olive branch on its right talon and a bundle of thirteen arrows on its left, with the words `E PLURIBUS UNUM` in the scroll held in the bird`s beak, with a circle of stars surrounding the eagle |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM FG HALF DOLLAR (Translation: OUT OF MANY, ONE FG HALF DOLLAR) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | United States Mint of Denver,United States (1906-date) United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) D United States Mint of Denver,United States (1906-date) P United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) S United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date) |
| Mintage | 1965 - - 65 879 366 1965 - Special Mint Set - 2 360 000 1966 - - 108 984 932 1966 - Special Mint Set - 2 261 583 1967 - - 295 046 978 1967 - Special Mint Set - 1 863 344 1968 D - - 246 951 930 1968 S - Proof - 3 041 506 1969 D - - 129 881 800 1969 S - Proof - 2 934 631 1970 D - Mint Set only - 2 150 000 1970 S - Proof - 2 632 810 |
| Numisquare ID | 6275173680 |
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