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The half dollar, sometimes referred to as the half for short or 50-cent piece, is a United States coin worth 50 cents, or one half of a dollar.In both size and weight, it is the largest circulating coin currently minted in the United States, [1] being 1.205 inches (30.61 millimeters) in diameter and 0.085 in (2.16 mm) in thickness, and is twice the weight of the quarter.
The Kennedy half dollar, first minted in 1964, is a fifty-cent coin issued by the United States Mint.Intended as a memorial to the assassinated 35th president of the United States John F. Kennedy, it was authorized by Congress just over a month after his death.
Seal of the president of the United States surrounded by 50 stars 1964–1974, 1977–present 5: limited 6: half, half dollar, 50-cent piece Independence Hall (1975) 1976 5: $1: 38.1 mm (1.500 in) 2.58 mm (0.102 in) 22.68 g (0.8 oz) (350 gr) reeded Dwight D. Eisenhower: Apollo 11 mission insignia 1971–1974, 1977–1978 limited
The obverse of a Kennedy half dollar. The Kennedy half dollar is a United States coin that has been minted since 1964. In the first year of production the coins were minted in 90% silver and 10% copper (90% silver).
Actual production of the 50-cent piece was delayed as the Mint struggled to finalize Weinman's Mercury dime. [40] On September 6, production of the dime was halted as companies testing the new 10-cent piece found that the new pieces would not work in vending machines. The defect was found to be a "fin", excess metal at the edge of the coin ...
50 Cent. Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images 50 Cent made history with his The Final Lap tour ticket sales. The rapper, 48, embarked on the worldwide tour in March 2023 and played shows through ...
The original, round, 50-cent coin was made of 80% silver and 20% copper; but as the value of a free-floating silver price became higher, the coin's bullion value became more valuable than its face value; so that version was withdrawn from circulation and replaced with the dodecagonal cupro-nickel version. [3]
UPDATE: Several hours after this article published on Tuesday, a Trump campaign official said that 50 Cent’s claim about being offered $3 million to perform was not true. The official did not ...