1/2 Dollar

2014,
KM-A202 Country United States Year 2014 Value 1/2 Dollar= 50 Cents (0.50 USD) Metal Copper-nickel Weight 11.340 g Diameter 30.61 mm Commemorative issue 50th Anniversary of Kennedy Half Dollar Obverse The design shows a portrait of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the youngest-ever-elected president. United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Gilroy Roberts based this profile on a portrait prepared for Kennedy’s presidential medal. Roberts created his original 1964 design shortly after Kennedy’s assassination. Lettering: LIBERTY . IN GOD WE TRUST Translation: Gilroy Roberts monogram, which some confuse for a hammer and sickle, appears on the truncation. [img]catalogue/5acb6f49cdd73.jpg[/img] Engraver: Gilroy Roberts Gilroy Roberts was a sculptor, gemstone carver, and the ninth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint between 1948 and 1964. He is notable for having designed the obverse of the Kennedy Half Dollar. Reverse The design is based on the presidential seal and was done by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Frank Gasparro. It consists of a heraldic eagle with a shield on its breast, holding a symbolic olive branch and a bundle of 13 arrows. A ring of 50 stars surrounds the design, which gives this coin the distinction of having more stars than any other United States coin ever produced for circulation Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA . E PLURIBUS UNUM . HALF DOLLAR

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