Comments on: 2010 Kennedy Half Dollar Rolls and Bags Released

By: Munze

Munze — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:55:52 +0000

If they’re circulation quality they’re copper-nickel. Even 40% silver-clad would sell for about $2.75 to $3.00 each today, so it would be beyond impossible for the mint to sell a roll of 20 for $16.50!

And yes, I completely agree about restoring the coin as a circulating denomination. The Mint messed up royally back in the ’60s by not changing the coin’s composition copper-nickel immediately, along with dimes and nickels. When I spend the few halves I can get from a local bank I almost always have to convince people that NO THEY HAVEN’T CONTAINED SILVER SINCE 1971 … but the myths hang on like the ones about “evil” $2 bills. Instead we’ve become so accustomed to using mounds of quarters that 99% of the population thinks that’s the way our coinage system has always been.

By: Jim Chamberlin

Jim Chamberlin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:43:22 +0000

Concerning 2010 Kennedy rolls and bags released from the U.S. Mint..
I cannot find the ” composition” of these havies…90% silver ???
….or 40% ????

looking forward to your comment

By: Vachon

Vachon — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:28:51 +0000

It should be possible to restore the half dollar as a circulating coin of the realm. If fellow collectors could persuade a company like Walmart to distribute them in change. Walmart is a large company with a lot of influence over the market. They could easily persuade vendors to adapt their machines appropriately to accept 50¢ pieces. Has this even been tried I wonder?