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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.
United States Mint Coin Production; Year 1¢ 5¢ 10¢ 25¢ 50¢ $1 Total coins Value in $ 1887: 45,223,523: 15,260,692: 15,737,679: 10,000: 5,000: 33,611,000: 109,847,894
The Franklin half dollar was struck in relatively small numbers in its first years, [9] as there was limited demand due to a glut of Walking Liberty halves. No half dollars were struck at Denver in 1955 and 1956 due to a lack of demand for additional pieces. [20] The San Francisco Mint closed in 1955; it did not reopen until 1965. [21]
The dollar coin made its Mint Set debut in 1973, and was notably not issued for circulation that year. No Mint Sets were produced in 1982 and 1983, and when the set returned in 1984, no dollar coin was included (the denomination had been discontinued in 1981) and US Mint tokens from the Philadelphia and Denver Mints were included in its place.
Eagle reverse, 1932–1964 (Silver) Year Mint Mintage [1] [2] Comments 1932 (P) 5,404,000 D 436,800 S 408,000 1934 (P) 31,912,052 Doubled die errors are known.
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In 2021, half dollars were once again shipped to the Federal Reserve and thus released for general circulation. [1] For the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy Half Dollar, the mint issued a 3 ⁄ 4-ounce .9999 gold version bearing the special date of "1964-2014".