Tags Silver Half Dollars

Hard to believe that there was a period that the circulating coins we used had silver and gold content. There was even a time when silver was included in various coins from the Three Cent Pieces to the Dollar. Today, we only find silver in special collector coins and Commemoratives. […]

Silver Content of US Coins

22 Apr, 2018 in Investing / Research tagged Silver Coins / Silver Dollars / Silver Half Dollars / Three Cent Silver by Kevin

I don’t know about you, but I don’t hear as much about Black History Month, or African American History Month, as I did when I was a kid. Earlier this month, I saw one commercial about it, but that was about it. So, I thought I would learn more about […]

Coins Representing Black History Month

11 Feb, 2018 in Research tagged Gold Coins / Silver Half Dollars / US Commemoratives by Kevin

1964 would introduce the Kennedy Half Dollar to honor President John F. Kennedy who was assassinated on November 22, 1963. This would be the only year that the Kennedy Half Dollar would be composed of 90% silver in circulation. The Coinage Act of 1965 would take silver out of dimes and […]

1964 Kennedy Half Dollar

12 Dec, 2017 in Coin Sets / My Collection tagged Kennedy Half Dollars / Silver Coins / Silver Half Dollars by Kevin

When the Civil War ended in 1865, Confederate paper money was considered worthless. What about Confederate coins? On November 1, 2017, Heritage Auctions held Part IX of the Eric P. Newman collection auction. Included in this collection was a Confederate 1861 Liberty Seated Half Dollar graded Proof-40 by NGC (National […]

The Almost Million Dollar Confederate Coin

12 Nov, 2017 in Research / US Mints tagged Confederate Coins / Gold Coins / Silver Coins / Silver Half Dollars by Kevin

As of October 18, 2016, Silver was at $17.60 per ounce. In the past 40 years, silver has peaked twice to around $50 per ounce in 1980 and 2011. Shortly after peaking, the price would crash. 2016 started off around $14 per ounce and would peak at $20.71 on August 2nd, […]

Buy! Buy! Buy!

23 Oct, 2016 in Investing / My Collection / Research tagged Silver Coins / Silver Half Dollars / Walking Liberty Half Dollars by Kevin

US Commemoratives were minted to honor a certain person, event or place. They were not meant for general circulation, but as a means to raise money for a particular group or item or to not have to raise taxes for a local area. You would usually get them at the place […]

Early US Commemoratives

29 Jul, 2016 in Coin Sets tagged Gold Dollars / Silver Half Dollars / US Commemoratives by Kevin