Half Dollar (United States Coin) - Designs

Designs

Silver half dollars
  • Flowing Hair 1794–1795
  • Draped Bust 1796–1807
    • Draped Bust, Small Eagle 1796–1797
    • Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle 1801–1807
  • Capped Bust 1807–1839
    • Capped Bust (Large Size), With Motto 1807–1836
    • Capped Bust (Small Size), No Motto 1836–1839
  • Seated Liberty 1839–1891
    • Seated Liberty, No Motto 1839–1866
    • Seated Liberty, With Motto 1866–1891
  • Barber 1892–1915
  • Walking Liberty 1916–1947
  • Franklin 1948–1963
  • Kennedy 1964 (General circulation issue) (the last 90% silver half-dollar for circulation, contains 0.36169 oz. net silver per coin, or 7.234 oz. silver per roll)
  • Kennedy 1992–present (silver proof sets available)
40% silver half dollars
  • Kennedy 1965–1969
  • Kennedy 1970 (collectors sets only)
  • Kennedy 1976 (only collectors sets produced with 40% silver)
Copper-nickel clad half dollars
  • Kennedy 1971–1974, 1977–1986, 1988–2001 (general circulation issues)
  • Kennedy 1987, 2002–present (collectors only)
  • Kennedy Bicentennial 1975–1976 (all dated 1776–1976.)

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