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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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1857-O SS Republic Liberty Seated Half Dollar NGC Shipwreck Effect Coin

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1983-P 50C Kennedy Half Dollar

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Location: United States

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Full Set Of Benji Halves So Minutes That's Available At The Time. In A Book

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1795 50c Flowing Hair Silver Half *ORIGINAL GUN METAL GREY* 2 leaf.

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1916 TO 1947 25 COIN COLLECTION OF WALKING LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR WITH CARDS

Seller: joni-2232 ★★★★★★★★★★ 97.1% (64 ratings)
Location: United States

$925.00 or best offer

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1952 S Franklin Half Dollar NGC MS-67 - Rainbow Toning

Seller: bobpaulrarecoins ★★★★★★★★★★ 100% (9,257 ratings)
Location: United States

$847.50

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1809 Capped Bust Half Dollar (50c) III Edge NGC VF30 CAC

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Location: United States

$695.00

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1921 F12 Walking Liberty Half Dollar,​ PCGS 22046652

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Location: United States

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1966 Silver Kennedy Half Dollar No Mint Mark

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Location: United States

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1956 Type 1 50C Silver Proof Franklin Half Dollar NGC PF 69

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Location: United States

$1,249.95 or best offer

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