Been on it since 1964, that's why they are called KENNEDY halves. The 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar could be worth as much as $40. There are error coins and the JFK 1964 does contain 90% silver while...
In the weeks following his assassination there was an outpouring of sentiment for some kind of permanent memorial in the form of a commemorative or circulating coin. Initially the Mint proposed...
He isn't. He is on the Half Dollar dollar because Congress thought he deserved the honor and rushed the enabling legislation through within weeks of his assassination and the first coins were minted...
First off, Jackson vs. Kennedy is a no-brainer. Kennedy deserves to be on the twenty. JFK was an immensely-influential president. He was concerned about the people, the things the country was founded...