1964 KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED COIN SNAPS CASE 90 % Silver lot2

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1964 KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED COIN SNAPS CASE 90% SILVER 1964 Kennedy Brilliant Uncirculated 90% Silver Coin. Encased in a Coin Snaps Case. 1964 Kennedy half dollar. Typical bag marks or scuff marks that come from these coins from rolls. The Kennedy half dollar , first minted in 1964, is a currently struck fifty cent coin issued by the United States Mint . Intended as a memorial to the assassinated President John F. Kennedy , it was authorized by Congress just over a month after his death. Use of existing works by Mint sculptors Gilroy Roberts and Frank Gasparro allowed dies to be prepared quickly, and striking of the new coins began in January 1964. The coins vanished from circulation soon after their release in April 1964 due to collectors, hoarders, and those interested in a memento of the late president. Although the Mint greatly increased production, the denomination still failed to circulate. Continued rises in the price of silver increased the hoarding—many early Kennedy half dollars have been melted for their silver. Starting with 1965-dated pieces, the percentage of fine silver was reduced from 90% to 40% (silver clad), but even this change failed to restore the coin to circulation. 273,304,004, 90% silver Kennedy 1/2 dollars minted. _gsrx_vers_523 (GS 6.6.3 (523))

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