2017 P D Kennedy Half Dollar Clad Uncirculated

Two coin 2017 P and D Kennedy half dollar set. Business strikes from Philadelphia and Denver Mints. Kennedy half dollars were first minted in 1964 to commemorate President John F. Kennedy after his assassination in 1963. JFK half dollars are only produced each year for the annual coin sets and other numismatic products The half dollar has a rich American history beginning in 1794. From 1794 to 1947, the half-dollar, like many coins of the time, was made of silver and decorated with an allegorical image that symbolized liberty on the obverse. In 1948, Benjamin Franklin's likeness was placed on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse. During the bicentennial years 1975 and 1976, the reverse featured an image of Independence Hall in Philadelphia.