The 1979 Kennedy Half Dollar is part of a series of coins that celebrate President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963. The coin features a portrait of Kennedy on the obverse and the Presidential Seal on the reverse. The Kennedy Half Dollar is composed of 91.67% silver in earlier dates, but from 1971 onwards, coins are primarily made of copper-nickel. The 1979 coin is primarily of interest to collectors seeking both circulation and uncirculated versions, with specific attention paid to quality and any mint errors.

Item Denomination Series Year Mint
1979-D (Denver) Kennedy Half Dollars 50¢ (Fifty Cents) Kennedy Half Dollars 1979 Denver
1979-P (Philadelphia) Kennedy Half Dollars 50¢ (Fifty Cents) Kennedy Half Dollars 1979 Philadelphia
1979-S (San Francisco) Kennedy Half Dollars 50¢ (Fifty Cents) Kennedy Half Dollars 1979 San Francisco
United States of America 1979 N/A Kennedy Half Dollars 50¢ 50¢ (Fifty Cents) Kennedy Half Dollars 1979 N/A