1964 Silver Kennedy Half-Dollar G+

First Year 90% Silver Kennedy Half Dollar

The first-year 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar was originally struck as a commemorative to pay homage to President John F. Kennedy following his assassination. Interest in this first-year issue coin was very high due to the popularity of the fallen president, and people lined the street outside the Treasury building for their chance to obtain coins. Nobody likes standing in lines—and now you don’t have to. You can get this coin now by simply clicking one to your cart!

The Face of America’s Half Dollar

The story of the Kennedy Half Dollar is now numismatic legend: after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November of 1963, Congress moved quickly to ensure that the United States Mint would be able to create a commemorative half dollar featuring the former president’s profile along with the Presidential Seal. The president’s wife, Jackie Kennedy, was given the choice for which denomination she wanted her husband to appear on and chose the half dollar because she did not want to see George Washington removed from the quarter. The coins were released in January of the following year—just a few short months after JFK’s passing. The design proved to be so popular that it replaced the existing Benjamin Franklin Half Dollar, and Kennedy has remained the face of the denomination ever since.

Only Kennedy Half Dollars Struck In 90% Silver

This first-year Kennedy Half Dollar was struck in highly pure 90% fine silver—the only year the coin was struck in 90% silver. Plus, each one available here will come in Good-Plus (G+) condition. Quantities are limited, so act fast!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• FIRST-YEAR KENNEDY HALF-DOLLAR – Featuring U.S. Mint Chief Engraver Gilroy Roberts’ bust of President John F. Kennedy, the 1964 Kennedy Half-Dollar was originally meant to be a one-year-only tribute to the fallen President. It proved to be so popular, however, that the U.S. Mint has issued it every year since. The coin’s reverse is a modified design of the Presidential Seal by Frank Gasparro, who replaced Roberts as the U.S. Mint’s Chief Engraver in 1965.
• STRUCK IN GLEAMING SILVER – These first-year Kennedy Half Dollars were struck in 90% silver—the only year these coins were struck in 90% silver for general circulation.
• LARGE LEGAL-TENDER COIN – Each large, 30.6 mm coin is 50 cents legal tender in the United States.
• GOOD PLUS CONDITION – Your 1964 Kennedy Half-Dollar will come in nice Good Plus (G+) condition.

No American coin collection is complete without one of these coins. But you’ll need to act fast to be one of the lucky few who can claim ownership. Secure yours today!