1968 Silver Kennedy Half Dollar on an 18" Classic Sterling Silver Snake Chain. The Kennedy is a 40% silver variety minted in the United States Mint.
This coin Pendant has a 32mm Diameter.
The mint produced a variety of silver and non-silver coins over the years.
Half dollars were 90%
silver until 1964 from 1965 to 1970 they were 40% silver from 1971 until
1991 they were only made in the Copper nickel variety from 1992 to
present the San Francisco mint has made a silver proof Edition in 90%
silver to commemorate President John F Kennedy. From the year 2000 to
present only the red San Francisco proof sets have the 90% silver
Kennedy Washington quarter and Roosevelt dime inside of them. None of
the red and black Eisenhower commemorative dollar proof sets have any
silver coins inside of them. Only the blue and red bicentennial
commemorative Sets have 40% silver Eisenhower dollars Kennedy half
dollars and Bicentennial Drummer Boy quarters. The blue and red sets
were minted in proof versions that contain three coins in 40% silver and
they were also men did an uncirculated editions they also contain three
coins and 40% silver the difference between the proof and uncirculated
varieties is in the mirror proof finish compared to the uncirculated
matte finish.