Maybe due to the entry wound in the throat, the lyndon b Johnson library or Russian embassy probably got them all as trophies. Never know

My tellers tell me they haven’t see any new half dollars, they’re all dated 2001 or earlier.

one word: casinos

the el cortez in las vegas probably – although most casinos have ditched coins entirely, the el cortez is old school and they could easily be asking for a large chunk of those halves to use.

And to reply to myself since I forgot: Do you think mintages have been trending downward not because cash usage is way down but because the extra coins produced during the pandemic are finally being recirculated via CoinStars and like redistribution hubs, thus temporarily dampening demand?

And no wonder I haven’t seen a Jovita Idar quarter yet..small mintage

Cash money for all…
in Zimbabwe

Domenic, again great question. Paul Gilkes wrote for Coin World law year: “2021 and 2022 circulation
Sixty-six percent of the 15,166,400 circulation-quality finish 2021 Kennedy half dollars struck by the Denver and Philadelphia Mints, combined were shipped by the U.S. Mint to the Federal Reserve for release into circulation.

U.S. Mint spokesman Michael White indicated that 10.3 million 2021 Kennedy half dollars — 6.2 million 2021-D coins and 4.1 million 2021-P coins — were produced for circulation release.

The 2021 coins were the first half dollars placed into circulation by the Federal Reserve since 2001, a full two decades.”
“2021 and 2022 circulation
Sixty-six percent of the 15,166,400 circulation-quality finish 2021 Kennedy half dollars struck by the Denver and Philadelphia Mints, combined were shipped by the U.S. Mint to the Federal Reserve for release into circulation.

U.S. Mint spokesman Michael White indicated that 10.3 million 2021 Kennedy half dollars — 6.2 million 2021-D coins and 4.1 million 2021-P coins — were produced for circulation release.

The 2021 coins were the first half dollars placed into circulation by the Federal Reserve since 2001, a full two decades.”

Link for full article:

https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/mint-suspends-production-of-2022-kennedy-half-dollars

Raphaelo, I’m thinking that the US Government is stockpiling them to be used eventually for weaponry/ammo for the military complex? So yeah, they are cornering the market! Or the Fed just want to make sure that they can easily make change for a dollar? LOL “Federal Reserve Inventories of $1 Coins at 1.155 Billion” by Mike Unser, 2018

https://www.coinnews.net/2018/09/07/federal-reserve-inventories-of-1-coins-at-1-155-billion/

Craig, funny you mention the weights for fishing. I’ve kidded befor about taking either a 2014 Baseball Hall or Fame or 2019 Apollo Commemorative coin, drilling a small hole at 12 and 6 o’clock. Then attach a treble hook via snap ring at 6 and a snap swivel at noon, for an official US Mint Jiggign Spoon for Big Game Fish! The concavity or curvature of the 2 Commems I mention would lend themselves to some serious lure, “action”! LOL