The Kennedy Half Dollar series underwent two significant changes during the second decade of issue. The first change was compositional and the second change was the design. The last 40%…

A point of focus for the 1979 Kennedy Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) are the two varieties for the Proof version of the coin, which are differentiated by the appearance…

The 1978 Kennedy Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) marked the lowest circulation mintages for the series to date, with the exception of the 1970-D Kennedy Half Dollar, which was only…

The 1977 Kennedy Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) saw the resumption of the original reverse design, following the bicentennial design of the prior year. Mintage levels for circulation strikes would…

The bicentennial of American Independence was recognized on the Kennedy Half Dollar with a special reverse design as well as the issuance in a special composition of 40% silver. These…

To celebrate America's bicentennial, special reverse designs were created for use on the quarter, half dollar, and dollar coins. These designs were selected in a national competition sponsored by the…

The 1974 Kennedy Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) would be the last issue of the series before a brief design change would take place. The United States Mint did not…

The 1973 Kennedy Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) was struck for circulation at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. Production registered a lull between the higher previous and subsequent years. Typically,…

The 1972 Kennedy Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) was the second year issued in the copper clad composition. Mintages remained relatively high with nearly 300 million coins produced across two…

Different from previous coins in the series, the 1971 Kennedy Half Dollar (Buy on eBay) was struck in copper nickel clad composition. This consisted of an outer layer of 75%…