Is a 1965, 1968, or 1970 Kennedy half silver?

Yes — 40% silver. Not 90%. Melt is 0.14792 oz silver per coin at mint weight.

Can I figure 40% halves like 90% bags?

No. $1.00 face = 0.715 oz is the worn-90% convention. Use the 40% type page for these years.

What is a 1965–1970 half dollar worth in melt today?

At today’s silver price of $66.84, one coin’s melt is $9.89. Multiply by how many you have. Melt is the metal, not a collector price.

40% silver · not 90% · not clad

1965–1970 Kennedy half — 40% silver

Kennedy halves dated 1965 through 1970 are 40% silver. Not 90% like 1964. Not clad like 1971-on. One coin holds 0.14792 troy oz of silver. One coin’s melt today is $9.89 at $66.84 silver.

1964 Kennedy 90% silver Only 90% Kennedy year 1965–1970 Kennedy 40% silver This page 1971-on Kennedy Clad — no silver Business strikes

After 1964 the Mint cut the half dollar to 40% silver for six years. A 1968 half is this page, not the 1964 90% page.

40% Kennedy halves do not show the copper stripe of later clad. They still have real silver — less than 1964, more than 1971.

Do not count 40% halves as 0.715 oz per $1.00 face. That convention is for 90% bags only. Use this type’s melt, or the 40% type page.

Full spec and quantity math: Kennedy half (40%) · Identify · US silver by year

Melt / coin$9.89

Silver spot$66.84

ASW0.14792 oz

Gross weight11.500 g

If you want to sell Find a shop near you

A local coin shop can make an offer. Melt is the metal floor, not a quote. Many shops buy generic gold and silver as a percent of that number.