Of all the monuments and memorials to our assassinated president that appeared after that fateful day in November of 1963, it is interesting to note that one of the most humble, the Kennedy Half Dollar, may be the longest lasting, given the longevity and durability of American coinage. In the midst of widespread national mourning, the U.S. Mint made the decision to honor t...Read More
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The last US circulation denomination to adopt the modern cupro-nickel alloy was the US half-dollar coin. From its initial introduction until 1964, the half dollar had 90% silver content. However, in 1965 when all other coins adopted cupro-nickel alloys, the Ke...Read More
The US five-cent piece of the 20th century was one of the few denominations not to feature silver or gold in its metallic content. For the most part, the US nickel has maintained a composition of 75% copper and 25% nickel. However, for a brief period during World War II the United States Mint issued nickels without any nickel using a metallic alloy...Read More
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The Kennedy Silver Half Dollar coin is one of a handful of American coin designs from the 20th century still in production today with little to no changes made to the obverse or reverse. The Kennedy Half Dollar was conceived of in the weeks following his assas...Read More
Any quantity available for $0.89 per oz over spot!
Of all the monuments and memorials to our assassinated president that appeared after that fateful day in November of 1963, it is interesting to note that one of the most humble, the Kennedy Half Dollar, may be the longest lasting, given the longevity and durab...Read More
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The Kennedy Half Dollar coin is one of the more unique denominations in American history, not so much for its design, but rather for its metal content. In 1965, the United States Mint introduced a new cupro-nickel alloy for all of its previous silver denominations. However, the Kennedy Half Dollars would continue through the 1960s wi...Read More
Prior to 1964, all circulation US silver coins had 90% silver content included in the metallic composition. The last two coins to defy the switch to the cupro-nickel alloy now used in all circulation US currency were the Kennedy Half Dollar and the Eisenhower Silver Dollars. Right now, you can get 40% Eisenhower Silver Dollars in BU or Proof from Provident Metals. Highlights: Issued between 1971 and 1976! Contains .3162 Troy oz of actu...Read More
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The US Mint issued silver coins with 90% silver content from 1836 to 1964. With the price of silver rising in the 1960s, the US Mint transitioned all of these coins to a new cupro-nickel alloy. This made these coins more durable and affordable. However, not all denominations adopted the new alloy at the same time. Two types of US coins continued with 40% silver content into the 1970s. Learn more about 40% Silver Coins right here at Provident Metals.
The Kennedy Half Dollar design debuted in 1964 as the final 90% Silver Coin to be introduced by the US Mint. From 1965 to 1970, these coins were made up of 60% copper and 40% silver. It wasn’t until 1971 that silver was eliminated from the Kennedy Half Dollar Silver Coin.
The ending of the Peace Silver Dollar in 1935 was the ending of silver dollar coins. However, in 1971 the United States brought silver dollars back with the Eisenhower Dollar Coin. The US Mint opted to release these circulation coins with the standard cupro-nickel alloy, however, they did release some collectible coins from 1971 to 1978 with a silver content of 40%.
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