1946 KennedyHalf Dollar is this coin silver

nooraden1

Hi guys . thisi 1946 half dollar is this coin silver or steel?
thanks.

ifthevamzarockin

Yes, your 1964 half is silver.

emeraldATV

Tuff night , ?

ricko

The '64 Kennedy half is 90% silver.... 1965-70 are 40% silver. Cheers, RickO

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Oldhoopster

@nooraden1

I would strongly recommend buying and reading A Guidebook of United States Coins. It's only about $15 and is filled with lots of great info for a newer collector.

I would say that almost every knowledgeable/expert member who started with US coins had a copy when they got started (and they probably still have it). Its the best $15 you'll ever spend on the hobby.

MarkKelley

Steel? Seriously? Get yourself a Redbook and READ IT. You won't have to ask questions like this.

WAYNEAS

@nooraden1

Welcome aboard and yes, the '64 is a 90% silver coin.
Wayne

AUandAG

Steel is magnetic, is your half attracted to a magnet? Try the magnet on your refrigerator.

bob

JBK

If it is somehow magnetic then it's a counterfeit (which it isn't).

Jimnight

1946 Kennedy, No. 1964 Kennedy, Yes.

nooraden1

thank you all.
I am sorry for the typo in the currency number, instead of writing 1964, I wrote 1946.

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@nooraden1 said:
thank you all.
I am sorry for the typo in the currency number, instead of writing 1964, I wrote 1946.

Good news, there is a post edit feature

JBK

@nooraden1 said:
thank you all.
I am sorry for the typo in the currency number, instead of writing 1964, I wrote 1946.

Don't think that the rest of us don't make mistakes. We just know how to fix them better.