Buy 1967 BU Kennedy Half Dollars Online!
This roll of 40% silver coins includes 20 of the popular Kennedy half dollars in brilliant uncirculated condition! The Kennedy half dollar was made to commemorate the life of President John F. Kennedy immediately following his assassination in November of 1963. Order this roll of brilliant uncirculated Kennedy half dollars today from Bullion Shark!
These Kennedy half dollars are all made of 40% silver and 60% copper, and 1967 is one of the last years these coins contain silver. The Kennedy half dollar is one of the most popular coins produced by the U.S. Mint. While there were many Kennedy half dollars made for circulation, to find them in this pristine condition today is not easy!
This year of the Kennedy half dollar actually does not have a mint mark on the coin. The mint purposely did not put them on Kennedy half dollars from 1965 to 1967 to deter people from hoarding the coins.
Why Collect The 1967 Kennedy Half Dollar?
- Each coin in the roll is a 40% silver Kennedy half dollar.
- One of the last years that the Kennedy half dollars contain silver.
- One of the specific years the mint did not put a mint mark on the half dollars.
- Each coin is in brilliant uncirculated condition, meaning they look almost brand new, and it is rare to find coins meant for circulation in good condition today.
- Each roll contains 20 Kenndy half dollars!
1967 BU Kennedy Half Dollar Coin Details:
Designer: Gilroy Roberts/Frank Gasparro
Edge: 150 Reeds
Diameter: 30.61 millimeters
Weight: 11.50 grams
Mintage: 295,046,978
Mint: Philadelphia
Metal: 40% Silver, 60% Copper
History: The Kennedy half dollar entered circulation quite quickly after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963. In fact, discussions about such a commemorative coin started the same day, and the bill that officially authorized the minting of the coin passed Congress before the year was out. The half-dollar denomination was chosen by Kennedy's widow, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
The coin's first strike came on February 11, 1964, with the coins entering public circulation a few weeks later on March 24. However, many of the Kennedy half dollars immediately fell out of circulation due to collectors and mourners saving them as souvenirs; the Treasury Department sold its entire stock of 70,000 coins on the first day.
There were approximately 273 million Kennedy half dollars minted in the coin's first year, all of which were 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. From 1965 to 1970, the composition switched to 40 percent silver and 60 percent copper, after which most such coins switched to a copper and nickel mix.
Due to the coin's extreme popularity, half dollars that were released between 1965 and 1967 did not contain a mint mark, and some 1965 and 1966 coins were intentionally mislabeled as being from 1964, as the Mint hoped the approach would reduce hoarding. The United States Mint produced about 295 million 1967 Kennedy half dollar coins in total, the highest mintage of all such Kennedy half dollars from 1965 to 1970. Today, the United States Mint continues to produce smaller sets of the Kennedy half dollar for the modern collectors' market.
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