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So are Kennedy coins minted after 1970 and not including any silver worth anything more than 50 cents? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.58.82.135 ( talk) 20:54, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
The Design for the Kennedy half dollar changed sometime between 1982 and 1992 the back became less raised and more flat. Does anybody know when this happened?
The article incorrectly stated that all Kennedy halves minted in San Francisco were proofs. There was one exception; the 3 piece Bicentennial uncirculated set were minted in San Francisco, and the Kennedy half included was in fact a normal business strike. Corrected the article to reflect that. 75.70.123.215 ( talk) 18:51, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
Do proofs from '92 onwards actually have a the same silver content as the '64 coins? Not according to coinfacts.com: www.coinfacts.com/half_dollars/kennedy_half_dollars/1992s_half_dollar_silver.htm. I've seen many websites selling '92 onwards proof, claiming they are 90% silver. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.96.42.6 ( talk) 09:13, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
I was surprised to find a half dollar coin from 1986 with the Statue of Liberty on it. I got it at the bank inside a roll of Kennedy half dollars. It is significantly lighter than the Kennedy half dollar, but it is marked as it if its honest to goodness US coinage. I thought this might be in commemoration of the Statue's anniversary and restoration. Does anyone know anything about this coin? Is it considered a Kennedy half dollar? Is it a Liberty half dollar? Should we mention it in this article? -- ErinHowarth ( talk) 23:35, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
the other us coin pages have infoboxes, that would be an improvememtn to this article. -- ErinHowarth ( talk) 23:40, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
This article is missing the specifications of the Kennedy half dollar for the first year, 1964. The first year, 1964, is supposed to be 90% silver. There are no specs regarding the 1964 silver half dollar. The article itself mentions how 1964 had 90% silver. However, there are no specs regarding gross weight in grams, etc..., for the 1964 90% silver Kennedy half dollar. Mr-Encyclopedia-Man ( talk) 21:04, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
I have discovered an interesting peculiarity in the Kennedy half dollar, which, to the best of my knowledge, is unique for a coin.
When a strong source of light (I've been using a 40w spot light) hits the coin from an angle of 45 degrees (coming from the right), the Kennedy figure suddenly "acquires" extraordinarily "real" eyes. This might be worth inclusion. I will leave the authors of the article to judge this.
http://i46.tinypic.com/hrzksx.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUYZlc6z8yg& — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.166.57.216 ( talk) 23:20, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
--- Hmmm... I can understand the requirement for "reliable sources" but this is not something that would be over the news, or some newsite, scientific journal etc - especially for a coin which is several decades old. It's just something "cool" that can be replicated by anyone with a coin, a camera and a light shining from the right side at an angle... (Video showing the proper light setup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwWWYn0Mgnc& )
...Anyway, as I said, I understand the guidelines, your position and the peculiarity of the case also. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.166.57.216 ( talk) 23:23, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
Was reading this which mentions the engraver's initials on Kennedy's neck. I was surprised to see this mark missing on our image of the coin as used in the infobox. Another image we have, and another I found online clearly show the mark. Also (and more importantly) the claimed source of the coin image is the U.S. mint which offers two images... both show the mark. I'm thinking the image we're showing in the infobox is not the best representative of that coin. Thoughts? – JBarta ( talk) 06:45, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
There seems to be a logical disconnect between "vanished from circulation" in the first sentence of paragraph 2, to "seldom seen in circulation" in the second sentence.
Additionally, the "seldom seen in circulation" doesn't hold much water for those of my generation; it was common in my experience for my friends and me to receive silver Kennedys for birthdays, holidays, chores, mowing the neighbors' lawn - and we always spent them. Again, hearsay, but you might want to find a reference for that...
Otherwise, pretty interesting! Just gets off to a rough start in terms of what I can relate to. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cronkurleigh ( talk • contribs) 04:31, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
Yes. Granted, it's only personal experience, but based on that it's a little hard to buy into the statement that they "vanished from circulation" without some verifiable citation. Cronkurleigh ( talk) 16:53, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
Not sure if this is worth mentioning or not, but the same profile image of Kennedy that appears on the half dollar also appears on the JFK memorial in Portland, Oregon. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 05:08, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
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I see that the infobox refers to the composition of "some 1776–1976 San Francisco-minted coins" - a detail which has been in the article for at least four years. How many Kennedy dollars were actually minted in the 18th and 19th centuries? :) Grutness... wha? 09:34, 30 March 2018 (UTC)