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"The Kennedy half dollar was designed as a tribute to the popular president assassinated in November 1963. John F. Kennedy's portrait was designed by Gilroy Roberts. The reverse design, which uses elements of the presidential seal, is by Frank Gasparro. Both the portrait and the reverse design are adaptations from the official presidential Mint medal honoring Kennedy." - Whitman Publishing
Composition: 1964: 90% silver, 10% copper; 1965-1970: outer layers of silver (80% silver and 20% copper) bonded to an inner core of 20.9% silver and 79.1% copper; 1971 to date: outer layers of 75% copper and 25% nickel bonded to an inner core of pure copper. Weight: 1964: 12.5 grams; 1965-1970: 11.5 grams; 1971 to date: 11.34 grams Diameter: 30.6 mm Edge: Reeded