1971 Kennedy Half Dollar
The 1971 version of the Kennedy Half Dollar is worth on average $80.00 if in Mint State (uncirculated), while one in poor condition will have a value of just $0.50. If the coin has an error, or is certified, this will further add to its appeal and raise its price numismatically speaking.
- Year: 1971
- Mint: No Mint Mark
- Type: Kennedy Half Dollar
- Mintage: 155,164,000
- Metal: 91.67% Copper 8.33% Nickel
- What's it worth?: $80.00 to $0.50
1971 was the year the United States mint switched from 40% silver planchets to planchets with a copper core and outer nickel shell.
There are instances of 1971 Silver Half Dollars being accidentally created and released into the public money supply. Leftover silver planchets sitting at the bottom of bins were included mixed with the modern copper nickel half dollars and fed into minting machines. The dies then struck these coins and they are somewhere out there in circulation.
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Common Questions
The mint mark is located just under the neck of president Kennedy. If not present the coins was minted in Philadelphia.
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) is featured on the front (obverse) of this coin. Shortly after he was assasinated on November 22, 1963, the coin design was created and the coins were rushed into production the following year.
The Kennedy Half Dollar has a weight of 12.50 g.