The face value of every half-cent is half a penny — or 1/200th of a dollar. Today that wouldn't buy you anything, but back ...

Related: 7 Valuable US Mint Proof Sets Worth Six Figures With only a little over four million Franklin half dollars struck at the San Fransisco Mint in 1953, these are already rare coins.

One of the most beautiful US coins ever minted ... Perfect specimens are rare. Every half dollar is worth at least the face value, but many Walking Liberty examples are worth much more.

The 1879-S half dollar was rare from the get-go. One reportedly appeared at auction as early as 1882. Augustus Heaton, in his landmark 1893 A Treatise on the Coinage of the United States Branch ...

Every so often you come across a coin that is not costly or rare but is fascinating, historic and fun. The 1861-O half dollar has to be considered ... 1861-O was potentially not made only by the ...

Kennedy, the 50th President of the United States, who was tragically killed in ... The years that have passed since the minting of the 1964 Kennedy half-dollar, especially the Denver mint, have become ...

The Mint began making these half-dollars in 1964 to honor assassinated President John F. Kennedy. Check Out: 8 Rare Coins Worth Millions That Are Highly Coveted by Coin Collectors Auction record ...

here are some highly coveted rare coins worth millions of dollars: Trending Now: Boomers Hold Half of U.S. Wealth--So Why Are Thousands Living Without Homes? Minted in 1794 and 1795, this rare ...

Kennedy coins from 1965, 1966 and 1967 have high silver percentages, but the silver content of these half-dollar coins decreases every year until the coins are completely made of copper in 1970. So, ...

The United States has had many coins and paper bills in circulation ... while others are simply fun for those new to collecting currency. From the gold dollar coin to the $10,000 bill, these rare ...