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| Above, 1964 Kennedy half dollars with 90% silver. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Up until this morning, I wasn't aware that the Kennedy half dollar coins hadn't been minted for circulation since 2002 until two years ago. The only Kennedy half dollars that were minted after 2002 were for collectors ("numismatic purposes") until 2021.
This year, the US Mint is minting circulation Kennedy half dollars.
Coin News reported yesterday:
Today, the United States Mint releases rolls and bags of circulating 2023 John F. Kennedy Half Dollars. These coins pay tribute to the 35th President of the United States, featuring a portrait of the former President on one side and a rendition of the Presidential Seal on the other.
Made for collectors, there are two products available. The first one is a two-roll set, which includes one roll of 20 coins from the Denver Mint and one roll of 20 coins from the Philadelphia Mint. This set is priced at $34.50. The second product is a 200-coin bag, which contains 100 coins from the Denver Mint and 100 coins from the Philadelphia Mint. It is priced at $147.
Kennedy half dollars made their debut in 1964, just a few months after the assassination of Kennedy. They were released into general circulation annually until 2002 when the Mint began striking them exclusively for numismatic purposes. However, in 2021, the situation changed when the Federal Reserve ordered millions of the coins for circulation. More halves were ordered again for circulation in 2022. The chart below displays the recent mintages.
The circulated half dollars are the usual copper-clad coins with no silver content.
To read more, go here.
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