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). From 1965 through 1970, the coins were minted in a clad composition of mostly silver outer layers and a mostly copper inner layer (40% silver). After 1970, the coins are minted in a copper–nickel clad composition. From 1992 to 2018, 90% silver coins were made for inclusion in special "Limited Edition" silver proof sets. Beginning 2019 coins in the special silver proof sets are produced from pure (.999) silver.
All coins minted in 1975 and 1976 for the United States Bicentennial bore the dates "1776-1976". All 1970 and 1987 coins were issued only in special collector's sets (none released for general circulation). 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. In 2021, half dollars were once again shipped to the Federal Reserve and thus released for general circulation.
For the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy Half Dollar, the mint issued a -ounce .9999 gold version bearing the special date of "1964-2014".
Mintage figures
Date Mint mark Business strike mintage Proof mintage 1964 (90% silver) 277,254,766 3,950,762 1964 (90% silver) D 156,205,446 1965 (40% silver) 65,879,366 1966 (40% silver) 108,984,932 1967 (40% silver) 295,046,978 1968 (40% silver) D 246,951,930 1968 (40% silver) S 3,041,506 1969 (40% silver) D 129,881,800 1969 (40% silver) S 2,934,731 1970 (40% silver) D 2,150,000 1970 (40% silver) S 2,632,810 1971 155,164,000 1971 D 302,097,424 1971 S 3,220,733 1972 153,180,000 1972 D 141,890,000 1972 S 3,260,996 1973 64,964,000 1973 D 83,171,400 1973 S 2,760,339 1974 201,596,000 1974 D 64,625,000 1974 S 2,612,568 1976 234,308,000 1976 D 287,565,248 1976 S 7,059,099 1976 (40% silver) S 11,000,000 4,000,000 1977 43,598,000 1977 D 31,449,106 1977 S 3,251,152 1978 14,350,000 1978 D 13,765,799 1978 S 3,127,781 1979 68,312,000 1979 D 15,815,422 1979 S 3,677,175 1980 P 44,134,000 1980 D 33,456,449 1980 S 3,554,806 1981 P 29,544,000 1981 D 27,839,533 1981 S 4,063,083 1982 P 10,819,000 1982 D 13,140,102 1982 S 3,857,479 1983 P 34,139,000 1983 D 32,472,244 1983 S 3,279,126 1984 P 26,029,000 1984 D 26,262,158 1984 S 3,065,110 1985 P 18,706,962 1985 D 19,814,034 1985 S 3,362,821 1986 P 13,107,633 1986 D 15,336,145 1986 S 3,010,497 1987 P 2,890,758 1987 D 2,890,758 1987 S 4,227,728 1988 P 13,626,000 1988 D 12,000,096 1988 S 3,262,948 1989 P 24,542,000 1989 D 23,000,216 1989 S 3,220,194 1990 P 22,278,000 1990 D 20,096,242 1990 S 3,299,559 1991 P 14,874,000 1991 D 15,054,678 1991 S 2,867,787 1992 P 17,628,000 1992 D 17,000,106 1992 S 2,858,981 1992 (90% silver) S 1,317,579 1993 P 15,510,000 1993 D 15,000,006 1993 S 2,633,439 1993 (90% silver) S 761,353 1994 P 23,718,000 1994 D 23,828,110 1994 S 2,484,594 1994 (90% silver) S 785,329 1995 P 26,496,000 1995 D 26,288,000 1995 S 2,117,496 1995 (90% silver) S 679,985 1996 P 24,442,000 1996 D 24,744,000 1996 S 1,750,244 1996 (90% silver) S 775,021 1997 P 20,882,000 1997 D 19,876,000 1997 S 2,055,000 1997 (90% silver) S 741,678 1998 P 15,646,000 1998 D 15,064,000 1998 S 2,086,507 1998 (90% silver) S 878,792 1998 (90% silver) S 64,141 Matte finish 1999 P 8,900,000 1999 D 10,682,000 1999 S 2,543,401 1999 (90% silver) S 804,565 2000 P 22,600,000 2000 D 19,466,000 2000 S 3,082,483 2000 (90% silver) S 965,421 2001 P 21,200,000 2001 D 19,504,000 2001 S 2,294,909 2001 (90% silver) S 889,697 2002 P 3,100,000 2002 D 2,500,000 2002 S 2,319,766 2002 (90% silver) S 892,229 2003 P 2,500,000 2003 D 2,500,000 2003 S 2,172,684 2003 (90% silver) S 1,125,755 2004 P 2,900,000 2004 D 2,900,000 2004 S 1,789,488 2004 (90% silver) S 1,175,934 2005 P 3,800,000 2005 D 3,500,000 2005 S 2,275,000 2005 (90% silver) S 1,069,679 2006 P 2,400,000 2006 D 2,000,000 2006 S 2,000,428 2006 (90% silver) S 1,054,008 2007 P 2,400,000 2007 D 2,400,000 2007 S 1,384,797 2007 (90% silver) S 875,050 2008 P 1,700,000 2008 D 1,700,000 2008 S 1,377,424 2008 (90% silver) S 620,684 2009 P 1,900,0002009 circulating coin production figures United States Mint. Retrieved 2011–02–22 2009 D 1,900,000 2009 S 1,477,967 2009 (90% silver) S 694,406 2010 P 1,800,000 2010 D 1,700,000 2010 S 1,103,950 2010 (90% silver) S 585,414 2011 P 1,750,0002011 circulating coin production figures United States Mint. Retrieved 2011–07–24 2011 D 1,700,000 2011 S 1,098,835 2011 (90% silver) S 574,175 2012 P 1,800,000 2012 D 1,700,000 2012 S 794,002 2012 (90% silver) S 395,443 2013 P 5,000,000 2013 D 4,600,000 2013 S 802,460 2013 (90% silver) S 419,720 2014 P 2,500,000 2014 D 2,100,000 2014 S 704,806 2014 (90% silver) S 218,783 Enhanced 424,781 2014 (90% silver) W 218,783 Reverse Proof 2014 (90% silver) P 218,783 2014 (90% silver) D 218,783 2014 (99.99% gold) W 69,319 2015 P 2,300,000 2015 D 2,300,000 2015 S 662,855 2015 (90% silver) S 387,311 2016 P 2,100,000 2016 D 2,100,000 2016 S 570,209 2016 (90% silver) S 353,205 2017 P 1,800,000 2017 D 2,900,000 2017 S 225,000 Enhanced 568,678 2017 (90% silver) S 358,085 2018 P 4,800,000 2018 D 6,100,000 2018 S 492,901 2018 (90% silver) S 354,302 2018 (90% silver) S 199,116 Reverse Proof 2019 P 1,700,000 2019 D 1,700,000 2019 S 600,594 2019 (99.9% silver) S 412,509 2019 S 99,932 Reverse Proof 2020 P 2,300,000 2020 D 3,400,000 2020 S 464,188 2020 (99.9% silver) S 313,184 2021 P 5,400,000 2021 D 7,700,000 2021 S 559,571 2021 (99.9% silver) S 350,891 2022 P 4,800,000 2022 D 4,900,000 2022 S 446,082 2022 (99.9% silver) S 297,063 2023 P 30,200,000 2023 D 27,800,000 2023 S 362,711 2023 (99.9% silver) S 212,565 2024 P 15,700,000 2024 D 21,900,000 2024 S 355,786 2024 (99.9% silver) S 170,440 2025 P 11,200,000 2025 D 12,000,000 2025 S 304,725 2025 (99.9% silver) S 113,777
See also
United States cent mintage figures Lincoln cent mintage figures United States nickel mintage figures Roosevelt dime mintage figures United States quarter mintage figures Washington quarter mintage figures 50 State quarter mintage figures America the Beautiful quarter mintage figures American Women quarters United States half dollar mintage figures American Silver Eagle mintage figures
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