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Fifty-cent coins have been issued for circulation in the United States regularly since 1794. Until 1971, half dollars were made mostly or significantly of silver; since then, they have been made of a mixture of copper and nickel.

Several different designs have been used on half dollar coins, most featuring the allegorical Liberty in various poses and styles. The earliest half dollars were the silver flowing hair coins, but after only two years these were replaced with the draped bust half dollars, also made of silver.

Following draped bust coinage, the U.S. Mint released capped bust half dollars from 1807 to 1839, featuring Liberty in profile and wearing a cap. In 1839, the seated Liberty design took over American coins, and the fifty-cent piece showed, as did other denominations, Liberty seated on a rock with a shield and a staff.

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Charles Barber designed the replacement for seated Liberty half dollars in 1892, and these coins showing Liberty in profile are now universally known as Barber half-dollars. This design did not last long, though; from 1916 to 1947 American half dollars featured a striking walking Liberty design, whose details gave it an unprecedented loveliness but made it difficult to manufacture.

Benjamin Franklin was honored on a newly-designed half dollar in 1948; this would presumably have continued for a few decades at least, but after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, the mourned President’s profile replaced Franklin’s on the half dollars of 1964 and beyond. It was during this time that silver was discontinued in most U.S. coins, including Kennedy half-dollars. 

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1807 Capped Bust Silver Half Dollar CHOICE VF E288 WMXA

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1861-O Seated Liberty Half Dollar CHOICE UNCIRCULATED MS Civil War E341 ZLVY**

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1893-O Barber Silver Half Dollar GEM BU *UNCIRCULATED* MS E325 WFNM

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1888 Seated Liberty Half Dollar PCGS VF20 Tough Coin,​ Low Mintage Only 12K KLNM

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1827 Capped Bust Silver Half Dollar AU+/UNC E148 JEEH

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1935-S Walking Liberty Silver Half Dollar GEM BU *UNCIRCULATED* MS E202 AQEPY

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1929-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar CHOICE BU UNCIRCULATED MS Tough! E764 UHZX

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1861 50C Seated Liberty Half Dollar ANACS AU-58 Sharp Civil War Issue!

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1805 50c Draped Bust Half Dollar,​ O-105a R6! Scarce Variety!

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1956 DDO VP-002 Franklin Half Dollar NGC PF68 PROOF PR68 DOUBLED DIE OBVERSE

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