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What years were fifty cent pieces silver?
1964 was the last year for 90% silver half dollars, 1965-1970 half dollars were 40% silver 1971 to date are Copper Nickel alloy.
What years did half dollars have silver in them?
All types of half dollars from 1964 & older were made of 90% silver & 10% copper, from 1965-1970 half dollars were made using 40% silver, and 1971 to present the Kennedy half dollars are made of 91.67% copper & 8.33% nickel
What was the last year that real silver was used in US coins?
1964 for dimes, quarters, and 90% silver half dollars, and 1970 for 40% silver half dollars.
Is a 1969 half dollar silver?
Yes, it is 40% silver. It has a silver value of around 4 dollars.
When did they stop using silver half dollar?
90% silver half dollars were minted until 1965, all half dollars dated 1964 and before are 90% silver. From 1965-1970 the half dollar was 40% silver. From 1971-present circulation issue half dollars are copper-nickel and contain no silver.
What years were fifty cent pieces silver?
1964 was the last year for 90% silver half dollars, 1965-1970 half dollars were 40% silver 1971 to date are Copper Nickel alloy.
What years did half dollars have silver in them?
All types of half dollars from 1964 & older were made of 90% silver & 10% copper, from 1965-1970 half dollars were made using 40% silver, and 1971 to present the Kennedy half dollars are made of 91.67% copper & 8.33% nickel
What years were coins struck in 90 percent silver?
1964 was the only year for a 90% silver Kennedy, 1965 to 1970 are 40% silver.
How much silver is in a 1965 half dollar?
Half dollars 1965-70 are 40% silver.
What was the last year that real silver was used in US coins?
1964 for dimes, quarters, and 90% silver half dollars, and 1970 for 40% silver half dollars.
Is a 1972 Half Dollar that appears to be solid silver worth anything It looks like a 1964 silver coin not like copper centered ones after 1965?
Your coin is almost certainly plated. No silver halves were made in 1972. From 1971 to 1974 the U.S. Mint issued some 40% silver Eisenhower dollars and they issued a 40% silver half dollar in 1976 for the Bicentennial, but not all 1976 half dollars have silver. From 1965 to 1970 half dollars had 40% silver. Some silver proof sets had silver half dollars beginning in 1992.
What coins are 40 percent silver?
40 percent silver coins are Kennedy Half dollars minted from 1965 through 1969. 1964 half dollars were 90% silver and coins dated 1971 and after have no silver. The 1970 half dollar was available only in mint sets
Is a 1969 half dollar silver?
Yes, it is 40% silver. It has a silver value of around 4 dollars.
What years were Kennedy dollars silver?
There has never been a Kennedy dollar. Only half dollars. 1964 - 90% silver, 10% copper 1965-69 - 40% silver, 60% copper 1971 and later, cupronickel.
Are there any silver dollars or half dollars that are valuable?
Half dollars minted before 1965 are 90% silver, and those from 1965-70 are 40% silver. Then with silver dollars, the last year for ones with actual silver in them was 1935 (there were no dollar coins from 1936 to 1970).
When did they stop using silver half dollar?
90% silver half dollars were minted until 1965, all half dollars dated 1964 and before are 90% silver. From 1965-1970 the half dollar was 40% silver. From 1971-present circulation issue half dollars are copper-nickel and contain no silver.
Is a 1965 half dollar silver?
Yes, it is 40% silver however and not 90% silver like half dollars dated 1964 and earlier.
