Kennedy bicentennial half-dollar coins, minted in 1976 to commemorate the 200th birthday of the United States, are worth more than their face value. The coins were only minted for a year and were ...

Congress approved special commemorative designs for the Kennedy half-dollar to help celebrate America’s bicentennial. The date was altered to read “1776-1976” and Independence Hall was ...

The Kennedy half dollar was first minted in 1964 in the wake of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — the coin’s obvious namesake. It was a commemorative issuance made in Kennedy ...

Some specimens, like the Kennedy half-dollar, can command extraordinary ... Independence Hall in Philadelphia the to celebrate the bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence.

Most of the bicentennial quarters were made of multiple metals layered together like a sandwich, according to the U.S. Mint. Since 1965, these “clad” coins have had a core of pure copper ...

Never, as I can recall, but then I often cannot recall much of my checkered youth. Also, the Kennedy half dollar, first struck within months of the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 ...

The Mint launched the Kennedy Half Dollar coin in 1964 to commemorate President John F. Kennedy after his assassination in 1963. The coin’s obverse (heads) features the original 1964 design of ...

Q: Whatever happened to the 50-cent piece? It used to be as common as the quarter, but it seems like ever since it became the “Kennedy half dollar” it has disappeared. Why? When were the first ...

Just days after John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, his grieving widow had a decision to make. The US Mint came to Jackie Kennedy and asked her to decide which coin should feature her ...