The United States Mint today releases 2025 Kennedy Half Dollars, available in bag and roll options beginning at Noon ET. The coin honors the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy.
First issued in 1964 shortly after Kennedy’s assassination, the half dollar series has spanned more than 60 years. They were struck for circulation annually through 2001, after which declining demand led the Mint to limit production to numismatic purposes. In 2021, demand returned, prompting the Federal Reserve System to resume orders for circulation. Production for circulation has continued each year since.
The following chart shows Kennedy Half Dollar mintages since 2000:
| Year | Mintages |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 42,070,000 |
| 2001 | 40,700,000 |
| 2002 | 5,600,000 |
| 2003 | 5,000,000 |
| 2004 | 5,800,000 |
| 2005 | 7,300,000 |
| 2006 | 4,400,000 |
| 2007 | 4,800,000 |
| 2008 | 3,400,000 |
| 2009 | 3,800,000 |
| 2010 | 3,500,000 |
| 2011 | 3,450,000 |
| 2012 | 3,500,000 |
| 2013 | 9,600,000 |
| 2014 | 4,600,000 |
| 2015 | 4,600,000 |
| 2016 | 4,200,000 |
| 2017 | 4,700,000 |
| 2018 | 5,800,000 |
| 2019 | 3,400,000 |
| 2020 | 5,700,000 |
| 2021 | 13,100,000 |
| 2022 | 9,700,000 |
| 2023 | 58,000,000 |
| 2024 | 21,500,000 |
| 2025* | 13,800,000 |
*As the year is not over, the U.S. Mint may produce additional coins in 2025.
For collectors, recent numismatic sales of bag and roll options include:
- 2022 Two-Roll Sets: 21,926
- 2022 200-Coin Bags: 10,999
- 2023 Two-Roll Sets: 24,987
- 2023 200-Coin Bags: 11,170
- 2024 Two-Roll Sets: 26,261
- 2024 200-Coin Bags: 9,941
Half Dollar Designs
Gilroy Roberts’ left-facing portrait of John F. Kennedy has anchored the obverse (heads side) design since the coin’s debut, surrounded by the inscriptions LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, the year, and a mintmark.
The reverse (tails side) shows Frank Gasparro’s adaptation of the Presidential Seal, with a heraldic eagle clutching an olive branch and 13 arrows, a shield, and the inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOLLAR.
This design has appeared on the coins every year except 1975 and 1976, when Independence Hall was featured to commemorate the nation’s bicentennial.
Ordering, Limits and Pricing
Kennedy half dollar rolls and bags can be ordered directly from the U.S. Mint’s webpage dedicated to half dollar products.
The 200-coin bags are priced at $154.50, an increase from last year’s release price of $147. An initial household order limit of 10 applies, with a product limit of 11,550 bags.
Two-roll sets are available for $36.25, also with an initial household order limit of 10 and a product limit of 26,250 sets. The 2024 two-roll set was initially priced at $34.50.
Largest two-day dollar Increase in Gold in History…
Gold:Silver ratio ~ 103:1
Until the next. the way it’s moving a $150-200 DAY is not impossible.. Funny, I was selling some at $3,000 held off And BAM
And all those First Spouse picked up for <$500 and poo pooed here are pretty upside now…. I think skipping the gold Bronco at $2,500 cause too expensive seems quant now!!!
OK so that comment in the article about the reverse design being the same except for 1975 and 1976 for bicentennial got me thinking – the mint is apparently not worried about a shortage of 2026 semiquincentennial coins to start making them ahead of time this year – is it due to expected lack of demand or due to poor planning?
Perhaps the Mint’s Numi remaining staff is unsure there will be any collector coins made next year. All things considered, I’d say the Mint has been doing an incredible job–all of my 2025 orders have been prompt and flawless. According to an article in Coin World from April 9: “Since the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was created, 300 positions have been trimmed from the United States Mint payroll, with efforts to trim 300 more. The Numismatic Product Division is being targeted for complete elimination, with revenue to be redirected from the Mint’s Public Enterprise Fund for other purposes.” DOGE… Read more »
I’ve had four orders this year, the most recent being in March. All have been handled smoothly. I did have a shipping fee tacked on the fourth order, which has been common over the years. The mistake was fixed courteously and promptly with a call to the Mint. The next order is on Thursday. We shall see what happens. I’ve noticed that the Mint hasn’t updated its release list in a while. Usually, definite dates go out a couple of months in advance. The last date certain is May 20 with the 2025 ASE-W uncirculated coin. I spoke to a… Read more »
I guess from air traffic t9 nuclear engineers DOGE swings a machete and try’s to put the pieces back together later….