<Table> Half dollar <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Value </Th> <Td> 0.50 U.S. dollar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mass </Th> <Td> 11.340 g ( 0.365 troy oz ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Diameter </Th> <Td> 30.61 mm ( 1.205 in ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Thickness </Th> <Td> 2.15 mm ( 0.085 in ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Edge </Th> <Td> 150 reeds </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composition </Th> <Td> 91.67 % Cu 8.33 % Ni </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years of minting </Th> <Td> 1794 -- present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Catalog number </Th> <Td> -- </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Obverse </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> John F. Kennedy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Gilroy Roberts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design date </Th> <Td> 1964 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Reverse </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> Presidential Seal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Frank Gasparro </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design date </Th> <Td> 1964 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Half dollar <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Value </Th> <Td> 0.50 U.S. dollar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mass </Th> <Td> 11.340 g ( 0.365 troy oz ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Diameter </Th> <Td> 30.61 mm ( 1.205 in ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Thickness </Th> <Td> 2.15 mm ( 0.085 in ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Edge </Th> <Td> 150 reeds </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composition </Th> <Td> 91.67 % Cu 8.33 % Ni </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years of minting </Th> <Td> 1794 -- present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Catalog number </Th> <Td> -- </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Obverse </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> John F. Kennedy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Gilroy Roberts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design date </Th> <Td> 1964 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Reverse </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> Presidential Seal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Frank Gasparro </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design date </Th> <Td> 1964 </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the first 50 cent piece made
when was the first 50 cent piece made
1964
1964