1964 Kennedy Half Dollar, 90% Silver

The first-year Kennedy half — struck just months after the assassination and pulled from circulation almost immediately by a public that wanted to hold onto them. This one came back around anyway, and it's a nice example. Details: - Date: 1964 - Mint mark: Philadelphia (no mint mark — none visible on reverse) - Denomination: Half Dollar - Series: Kennedy Half Dollar (first year of issue) - Silver content: 90% silver (pre-1965) - Designer initials: "FG" (Gilroy Roberts / Frank Gasparro) visible on reverse Sharp details on both obverse and reverse, with light contact marks and some minor field haze — circulated but clearly not heavily worn. A solid, original example of the 90% silver first-year Kennedy. The 1964 Kennedy half was the last 90% silver half dollar struck for circulation; Congress switched to a 40% silver clad composition in 1965, partly because the public was hoarding the silver originals as fast as they were minted. *Generated with Gavel AI — please ask questions if the description doesn't seem right.