1991 Kennedy Half Dollar
The mintage for the 1991 Kennedy Half Dollar proof coin dipped below 3 million. This was the first proof mintage below 3 million since 1974. This new lower level of proof coin production would continue for the coming years. Correspondingly, many of these proof coins are much expensive than earlier year’s coins. Mintages for circulation [...]
1990 Kennedy Half Dollar
The 1990 Kennedy Half Dollar was produced in the typical pattern. Circulating coins were produced at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints in relatively low numbers. Proof coins were produced at the San Francisco Mint for inclusion in government issued Proof Sets. These issues all remain relatively available, many examples coming from broken up Mint Sets [...]
1989 Kennedy Half Dollar
Production of the 1989 Kennedy Half Dollar for circulation saw a brief boost, with over 20 million coins produced at both the Philadelphia and Denver Mints. This compared to the prior few years when mintages had dipped briefly the into the teens. Proof coins were produced in the typical numbers for inclusion in the annual [...]
1988 Kennedy Half Dollar
The 1988 Kennedy Half Dollar saw production return to the normal pattern. Coins were struck for circulation at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, albeit in small numbers. The proof version of the coin was struck at the San Francisco Mint for inclusion within the annual proof set. Examples of these coins are typically taken from [...]
1987 Kennedy Half Dollar
The circulation strike 1987 Kennedy Half Dollar was only produced in quantities sufficient to fulfill the needs for the annual US Mint Uncirculated Coin Set. The result was a low mintage for the 1987-P and 1987-D Kennedy Half Dollar. The mintage for each coin is the lowest since the 1970-D Kennedy Half Dollar. As usual, [...]
1986 Kennedy Half Dollar
The 1986 Kennedy Half Dollar saw mintages dip to low levels due to the decreased demand for the denomination. For the remainder of the series, mintages would remain extremely low until the US Mint eventually stopped minting the coins for circulation altogether. In the following year, this situation occurred for a single year when production [...]
