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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.
Lettered Edge, 1807–1836 (Silver) Year Mint Mintage [4] Comments 1807 (P) 750,500 Small/large stars, 50 over 20, and Bearded Liberty varieties. 1808
On March 5, 1973, Brooks announced that the Mint would be soliciting new reverse designs for the half dollar and dollar to commemorate the 1976 United States Bicentennial. [30] On October 18, President Nixon signed Public Law 93-127, which provided for new reverse designs for the quarter, half dollar, and dollar.
These can range in value from a few hundred dollars each to several thousand dollars and more. One of the highest prices paid came in 2018, when a 1958 Full Bell Line Franklin half dollar sold for ...
Due to declining demand for half dollars, 2001 was the last year the mint issued half dollars for general circulation (business strikes). Beginning in 2002, the coins were minted in smaller numbers and sold only to collectors at premiums above the face value.
This table represents the mintage figures of circulating coins produced by the United States Mint since 1887. This list does not include formerly-circulating gold coins, commemorative coins, or bullion coins.
Half Dollar (40% Ag) 30.6 mm 11.5 g 1965–1970, 1976(S) Half Dollar 30.6 mm 12.5 g 1796–1964 $50 American Gold Eagle 32.7 mm 31.1 g 1986–present $100 American Platinum Eagle 32.7 mm 31.1 g 1997–present $20 Double Eagle 34 mm 35 g 1849–1933 $25 American Palladium Eagle 34.036 mm 31.120 g 2017–present Dollar (Clad) 38.1 mm 22.68 g 1971 ...
Value 1972 2016 [5] Crown Colony of North Borneo: MBBD: N/A N/A N/A 75% copper 25% nickel N/A Queen Elizabeth II Value 1953 1969 Crown Colony of Sarawak: MBBD: N/A N/A N/A 75% copper 25% nickel N/A Queen Elizabeth II Value 1953 1967 Dominion of Newfoundland: NFD: 29.85 mm N/A 11.78 g 92.5% silver 7.5% copper Reeded Reigning British Monarch ...