I have a bunch of 1971 Kennedy Halves and I want to know if they are silver.
2007-11-06 10:38:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
No!!!!
2007-11-06 12:39:29 · answer #1 · answered by Ed P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are made from many metals. I don't know about 1971 Kennedy Halves, but coins are made from:
Elements:
Aluminium
Antimony
Carbon
Chromium
Cobalt
Copper
Gold
Hafnium
Iron
Lead
Magnesium
Manganese
Molybdenum
Nickel
Niobium
Palladium
Platinum
Rhenium
Selenium
Silver
Tantalum
Tellurium
Tin
Titanium
Tungsten
Vanadium
Zinc
Zirconium
Alloys:
Acmonital
Aluminium Bronze
Argentan
Barton's Metal
Bath Metal
Bell Metal
Billon
Brass
Bronze
Crown Gold
Cupro-nickel
Dowmetal
Electrum
Franklinium
German Silver
Gun Metal
Manganese Bronze
Nickel Brass
Nickel Silver
Nordic Gold
Orichalchum
Pewter
Pinchbeck
Potin
Silver Alloys
Speculum
Stainless Steel
Steel
Tombac
Virenium
White Metal
The ones that sound familiar are the ones US coins are made of. Half dollars are not made purely of silver.
2007-11-06 10:50:19 · answer #2 · answered by Alan Z. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They stopped making them in silver in 1964.
2007-11-06 11:44:50 · answer #3 · answered by justme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look at the edges. The ones that are all silver have just a silver edge, whereas the ones that are composed of alloys have a silver and copper edge.
2007-11-06 10:42:31 · answer #4 · answered by graemelemle 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋