Some time ago, I read the following by the First Commemorative Mint:
The only coin that continued to be made in silver was the Kennedy Half Dollar which was made in 40% silver for circulation only in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969. All later coins were made only in copper-nickel.
The 1970 JFK Half Dollar was also minted in 40% silver. Only the 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar was minted in 90% silver.
Due to the above, I was surprised to learn the other day that the 1976-S Kennedy Half Dollar, celebrating the nation's bicentennial, was also minted in 40% silver.
According to Golden Eagle Coins:
1976 was the first year, since 1971, that the US Mint was authorized to use 40% silver in their coin again. The 1976-S Silver Kennedy Half Dollar is in brilliant uncirculated condition and contains 40% silver.
After finding this out, I decided to order one from APMEX. These coins, which only came from the San Francisco Mint, are a bit rare due to its limited mint run of 11,000,000.
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