the last silver half dollar was made in 1970.
the last silver half dollar was made in 1970.
when was the last silver half dollar made?
1970
with the end of the coinage act's five-year prohibition on the striking of silver dollars approaching in 1969 and 1970, many in congress wanted a new silver dollar, bearing the image of the recently deceased president, dwight d. eisenhower. the melt value of the new part-silver half dollars had approached their face value, and in 1969, the joint commission recommended the elimination of that metal from the halves. the battle over whether to have silver in the proposed dollar proved contentious, and it was not until december 31, 1970, that president richard nixon signed legislation for a circulating half dollar and eisenhower dollar, both silverless, with part-silver collector's versions of the dollar also authorized. the same bill authorized the sale of the remaining old silver dollars in government inventories, many from the carson city mint. the base metal dollar and half dollar were struck beginning in 1971. both failed to circulate: the "ike dollar" because of its size, and the half dollar because its place in commerce had been lost during its long absence.
coinage act of 1965
bullet::::- king william iii & queen mary ii 1689–1694: silver half crown.









































bullet::::- william iii of england 1694–1702: silver half crown.









































bullet::::- queen anne 1702–1714: silver half crown.









































bullet::::- king george i 1714–1727: silver half crown.









































bullet::::- king george ii 1727–1760: silver half crown.









































bullet::::- king george iii 1760–1820: silver half crown.









































bullet::::- king george iv 1820–1830: silver half crown.









































bullet::::- king william iv 1830–1837: silver half crown.









































bullet::::- queen victoria 1837–1901: silver half crown.









































bullet::::- king edward vii 1902–1910: silver half crown.









































bullet::::- king george v 1910–1936: silver half crown, sterling silver (92½% silver) until 1919, then 50% silver.
half crown (british coin)