US Franklin & Kennedy Half-Dollar Silver Coin Bag

These

pre-1965 US circulated legal tender American Franklin and 1964 American Kennedy half-dollar ninety percent silver coin bags

 are traded based on silver weight. Each bag is comprised of Franklin (1948-1963) and 1964 Kennedy half-dollars.

All bags contain $1,000 face value of the coins and boast a total silver content of 715 ounces. The coins are ninety percent silver and ten percent copper.

In 1965, by order of Congress, the US Mint removed all silver from dimes and quarters. Silver content for half-dollars was reduced to forty percent up until 1972, when all silver was removed from the half-dollar as well.