The 1964 Kennedy half dollar, which is 90% silver, contains 0.3617 troy ounces of silver. The 1965-1970 Kennedy half dollars (as well as some 1976 coins issued for collectors), which are only 40% silver, contain 0.1479 troy ounces of silver. The silver proof Kennedy half dollars produced for collectors since 1992 are, like the 1964 coins, 90% silver and contain 0.3617 troy ounces of silver.
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There are .1479 troy ounces of silver in a 1967 US Kennedy half dollar.
No Kennedy half-dollar from 1971 to date made for general circulation contains any silver.
The actual amount of pure silver is .36169 of an ounce.
It only has silver if it's a '76-S half, in which case it contains 40% silver.
A 1936 Walking Liberty half dollar has .36169oz of silver.