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$9.59
Kennedy half dollars struck from 1965 to 1970 are 40% silver — a transitional composition often missed by people who only check for the 1964 cutoff.
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| Total weight | 11.5 g |
|---|---|
| Fineness | .400 (40%) |
| Pure silver content | 4.600 g (0.1479 ozt) |
| Years struck | 1965–1970 |
| Country | United States |
| Face value | 50¢ |
These are the coins most often thrown back in the jar by mistake. The outer layers are 80% silver over a 20% silver core, averaging 40% overall, so each coin holds about a third of the silver in a 1964 half. They are worth well above face value but notably less than 90% coinage, and dealers price them as a separate category rather than mixing them into 90% bags.
Its melt value is about $9.59, based on 0.1479 troy ounces (4.600 g) of pure silver at a spot price of $64.83 per troy ounce. That is the metal content only — the coin may be worth considerably more to a collector.
The coin weighs 11.5 g in total and is 40% fine (.400), so it contains 4.600 g of pure silver — 0.1479 troy ounces.
Not exactly. Melt value is the raw metal content at spot. Scrap buyers and refiners typically pay 80–95% of melt to cover refining and margin, while recognised bullion coins and collectable dates usually sell for more than melt, not less. Melt is best treated as the floor under a coin’s price.