The Kennedy half dollar began mintage in 1964 and is currently being minted. The first year of production, 1964, was minted in 90% silver and 10% copper. From 1965 through 1970, the Kennedy half dollar

Kennedy half dollar

Within hours of the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, Mint Director Eva Adams called Chief Engraver Gilroy Roberts, informing him that serious consideration was being given to depicting Kennedy on one of the larger silver coins: either the silver dollar, half dollar, or...

 was minted in a 40% silver and 60% copper (clad) composition. After 1970, the coins were minted in copper–nickel clad. Due to declining numbers in general circulation, 2001 was the last year of Mint-issued general circulation (business strike) half dollars. Beginning with 2002, the coins were minted in smaller numbers and sold only to collectors at premiums above the face value.

Mintage figures

Date	Mint mark Mint mark A mint mark is an inscription on a coin indicating the mint where the coin was produced.-History:Mint marks were first developed to locate a problem. If a coin was underweight, or overweight, the mint mark would immediately tell where the coin was minted, and the problem could be located and fixed...	Business strike mintage	Proof Proof coinage Proof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them.... mintage
1964		273,304,004	3,950,762
1964	D	156,205,446
1965		65,879,366
1966		108,984,932
1967		295,046,978
1968	D	246,951,930
1968	S		3,041,506
1969	D	129,881,800
1969	S		2,934,731
1970	D	2,150,000
1970	S		2,632,810
1971		155,164,000
1971	D	302,097,424
1971	S		3,220,733
1972		153,180,000
1972	D	141,890,000
1972	S		3,260,996
1973		64,964,000
1973	D	83,171,400
1973	S		2,760,339
1974		201,596,000
1974	D	79,066,300
1974	S		2,612,568
1976		234,308,000
1976	D	287,565,248
1976	S		7,059,099
1976 (silver clad)	S	11,000,000
1976 (silver clad)	S		4,000,000
1977		43,598,000
1977	D	31,449,106
1977	S		3,251,152
1978		14,350,000
1978	D	13,765,799
1978	S		3,127,781
1979		68,312,000
1979	D	15,815,422
1979	S		3,677,175
1980	P	44,134,000
1980	D	33,456,449
1980	S		3,554,806
1981	P	29,544,000
1981	D	27,839,533
1981	S		4,063,083
1982	P	10,819,000
1982	D	13,140,102
1982	S		3,857,479
1983	P	34,139,000
1983	D	32,472,244
1983	S		3,279,126
1984	P	26,029,000
1984	D	26,262,158
1984	S		3,065,110
1985	P	18,706,962
1985	D	19,814,034
1985	S		3,362,821
1986	P	13,107,633
1986	D	15,336,145
1986	S		3,010,497
1987	P	2,890,758
1987	D	2,890,758
1987	S		4,227,728
1988	P	13,626,000
1988	D	12,000,096
1988	S		3,262,948
1989	P	24,542,000
1989	D	23,000,216
1989	S		3,220,194
1990	P	22,278,000
1990	D	20,096,242
1990	S		3,299,559
1991	P	14,874,000
1991	D	15,054,678
1991	S		2,867,787
1992	P	17,628,000
1992	D	17,000,106
1992	S		2,858,981
1992 (silver)	S		1,317,579
1993	P	15,510,000
1993	D	15,000,006
1993	S		2,633,439
1993 (silver)	S		761,353
1994	P	23,718,000
1994	D	23,828,110
1994	S		2,484,594
1994 (silver)	S		785,329
1995	P	26,496,000
1995	D	26,288,000
1995	S		2,117,496
1995 (silver)	S		679,985
1996	P	24,442,000
1996	D	24,744,000
1996	S		1,750,244
1996 (silver)	S		775,021
1997	P	20,882,000
1997	D	19,876,000
1997	S		2,055,000
1997 (silver)	S		741,678
1998	P	15,646,000
1998	D	15,064,000
1998	S		2,086,507
1998 (silver)	S		878,792
1999	P	8,900,000
1999	D	10,682,000
1999	S		2,543,401
1999 (silver)	S		804,565
2000	P	22,600,000
2000	D	19,466,000
2000	S		3,082,483
2000 (silver)	S		965,421
2001	P	21,200,000
2001	D	19,504,000
2001	S		2,294,909
2001 (silver)	S		889,697
2002	P	3,100,000
2002	D	2,500,000
2002	S		2,319,766
2002 (silver)	S		892,229
2003	P	2,500,000
2003	D	2,500,000
2003	S		2,172,684
2003 (silver)	S		1,125,755
2004	P	2,900,000
2004	D	2,900,000
2004	S		1,789,488
2004 (silver)	S		1,175,934
2005	P	3,800,000
2005	D	3,500,000
2005	S		2,275,000
2005 (silver)	S		1,069,679
2006	P	2,400,000
2006	D	2,000,000
2006	S		2,000,428
2006 (silver)	S		1,054,008
2007	P	2,400,000
2007	D	2,400,000
2007	S		1,384,797
2007 (silver)	S		875,050
2008	P	1,700,000
2008	D	1,700,000
2008	S		1,377,424
2008 (silver)	S		620,684
2009	P	1,900,000
2009	D	1,900,000
2009	S		-
2009 (silver)	S		-
2010	P	1,700,000
2010	D	1,800,000
2010	S		-
2010 (silver)	S		-
2011	P	1,700,000
2011	D	1,750,000
2011	S		-
2011 (silver)	S		-