---
title: "1964 Half Dollar Value: What Your Kennedy Half Is Worth"
description: "The 1964 Kennedy half dollar is 90% silver. Melt value, retail values by grade, the Accented Hair proof and how to check yours."
canonical: https://dimehound.app/coins/1964-half-dollar-value/
author: Mike Moore
published: 2026-10-08
modified: 2026-10-08
values_checked: Oct 8, 2026
---

# 1964 Half Dollar Value: What Your Kennedy Half Is Worth

By Mike Moore. Published Oct 8, 2026. Updated Oct 8, 2026. Canonical page: https://dimehound.app/coins/1964-half-dollar-value/

Every 1964 Kennedy half dollar is 90% silver, worth about $21.34 in melt at today's silver price. Circulated ones retail around $30, uncirculated around $31, and gem MS65 coins around $59 to $72. The 1964 Accented Hair proof is the one variety worth a real premium.

- **Composition:** 90% silver, 10% copper. 0.3617 oz of pure silver.
- **Mintage:** 273,304,004 Philadelphia for circulation plus 3,950,762 proofs, and 156,205,446 Denver (D).
- **Mint mark:** Back of the coin, left of the eagle's tail, near the olive branch. No mark means Philadelphia.

**Melt value: $21.34.** Based on 0.36169 oz of silver at $59.00 per ounce on Oct 8, 2026. Melt value moves with the silver price every day.

## Value by grade

**1964 Kennedy half dollar retail values by grade**

| Grade | 1964 (no mint mark) | 1964-D |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Good to About Uncirculated (G4 to AU50) | $30 | $30 |
| Uncirculated (MS60) | $31 | $31 |
| Gem Uncirculated (MS65) | $59 | $72 |
| Proof (PR65) | $47 | Not made |
| Accented Hair proof (PR65) | $139 | Not made |

Retail values from USA Coin Book. Dealers buying worn coins usually pay close to melt. Values checked Oct 8, 2026.

## What to look for

- Edge check: a 1964 half has a solid silver edge. Halves from 1965 to 1970 look silvery too but are 40% silver. 1971 and later show a copper stripe.
- The mint mark is on the back, near the eagle's tail on the left. A D means Denver.
- Accented Hair proofs show extra hair lines above Kennedy's ear and a weak or broken lower left serif on the I in LIBERTY. They only come from proof sets, not circulation.

## Fakes and lookalikes

- Fake 1964 halves exist but are not common. Weigh it: a 1964 half weighs 12.50 grams. A 1965 to 1970 40% silver half weighs 11.50 grams. A clad half weighs 11.34 grams.

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## FAQ

### Is every 1964 half dollar silver?

Yes. All 1964 Kennedy halves are 90% silver. That is the only year Kennedy halves were struck in 90% silver for circulation.

### What is a 1964 half dollar worth in silver?

About $21.34 at $59.00 an ounce on Oct 8, 2026. It holds 0.3617 oz of silver.

### Can I still find 1964 halves at the bank?

Sometimes. People who search boxes of halves from banks still find them, along with 40% silver halves from 1965 to 1970. Most of a box will be clad and worth 50 cents.

### Is the 1964-D half worth more?

Only in gem condition. Worn ones trade at the same price as the Philadelphia coins.

## Related coins

- [1965 to 1970 Kennedy Half Dollar Value: Are They Silver?](https://dimehound.app/coins/kennedy-half-dollar-40-percent-silver/)
- [1964 Quarter Value: What Yours Is Worth](https://dimehound.app/coins/1964-quarter-value/)
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## Sources

1. [USA Coin Book, 1964 Kennedy half](https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/2877/half-dollars/kennedy/1964-P/)
2. [USA Coin Book, Kennedy half dollar values](https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/half-dollars/kennedy/)
3. [PCGS CoinFacts, 1964 50C](https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1964-50c/6706)
4. [Yahoo Finance, silver price Oct 8, 2026 (silver price for melt value)](https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/investing/article/silver-price-today-thursday-october-8-2026-silver-prices-slip-to-august-levels-after-wallers-rising-rates-comments-110829225.html)
5. [Fortune, silver price Oct 8, 2026 (silver price for melt value)](https://fortune.com/article/current-price-of-silver-10-8-2026/)

Values are retail estimates or recorded sale prices from the sources above, checked Oct 8, 2026. What a dealer pays you is usually less than retail. Silver spot traded between about $58.70 and $60.40 on Oct 8, 2026. We use $59.00 an ounce for melt math.