1964 Kennedy Half Dollar, 90% Silver

The first year of issue for the Kennedy half dollar — struck just months after the assassination and snapped up by the public almost immediately. This one shows well, with sharp detail on Kennedy's portrait and a crisp Presidential seal on the reverse. Checking the reverse carefully: no mint mark visible below the eagle, indicating Philadelphia. Details: - Date: 1964 - Mint: Philadelphia (no mint mark) - Denomination: Half Dollar - Series: Kennedy Half Dollar, first year of issue - Silver Content: 90% silver (pre-1965) - Obverse Designer: Gilroy Roberts; Reverse: Frank Gasparro ("FG" visible on reverse) Circulated with light wear — details remain sharp and the luster is still present in the fields. A solid example of a coin that Americans refused to spend. The 1964 Kennedy half was so popular that the public hoarded them almost instantly, causing a nationwide coin shortage — the Treasury had to strike over 400 million that year alone. *Generated with Gavel AI — please ask questions if the description doesn't seem right.