<P> By the early 1960s , the rising price of silver was nearing the point where the bullion value of U.S. silver coins would exceed face value . In 1965 , the U.S. introduced layered composition coins made of a copper core laminated between two cupronickel outer faces . The silver content of dimes and quarters was eliminated , but the Kennedy half dollar composition still contained silver ( reduced from 90 to 40 percent ) from 1965 to 1970 . </P>
<P> By the early 1960s , the rising price of silver was nearing the point where the bullion value of U.S. silver coins would exceed face value . In 1965 , the U.S. introduced layered composition coins made of a copper core laminated between two cupronickel outer faces . The silver content of dimes and quarters was eliminated , but the Kennedy half dollar composition still contained silver ( reduced from 90 to 40 percent ) from 1965 to 1970 . </P>
when did half dollars stop being all silver
when did half dollars stop being all silver
1965
1965