Circulating coins are those minted in the United States Mint for everyday transactions. The only half-dollars currently used in circulation are beautifully designed Kennedy half-dollars, but the Federal Reserve rarely …
The US Mint produced Franklin half dollars from 1948 to 1963, when they were replaced by Kennedy’s half dollars, struck in memory and respect for the assassinated President. You can …
The US Mint started Kennedy half-dollars production in 1964 in honor of the beloved American President assassinated a few months earlier. Gilroy Roberts designed a Kennedy portrait for the silver …
$1 coins have never been popular in the US because they’re bulky. Our preferred coin of choice is the quarter or 25c. The US Mint stopped producing half dollars for …