Half-Dollar Coins

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I think you're referring to silver rather than nickel. Up through 1964, these were all 90% silver. From 1965-1970, they were silver and copper bound to a silver core. From 1971-present, they are copper-nickel clad. There are also modern-day issues that are silver clad. These went into proof sets.

The silver issues are worth considerably more than the copper-nickel clad issues because of the intrinsic value of the silver.

Welcome to the forum greggor36! Silver is most definetely correct (NO nickel)and you got the answer from MOM and DAD so it doesn't get any better than that!!!

Thank you all for the great information! Everyone's reply was such a big help!

Thank you all for the welcome! I plan on sticking around as this is a great forum and web site!

Thank you again!

Welcome Gregor,
just to amplify, Until 1964, halves were 90% silver. From 1965 until 1970, they were 40% silver, the remainder copper and nickel. From 1971 they were cupro-nickel clad, with a pure copper core, and an outer layer of a 75 percent copper, 25 percent nickel alloy.
Commemorative and proof coins are exceptions, the 1982 Washington Commemorative half, which was also 90% silver, and silver proofs sets had 90% silver halves beginning in the 1990s.

You may also be thinking of Canadian coins, which were nearly ure nickel for many years (they were 80% silver until 1966, then 50 silver, then nearly pure nickel until 1999). Since 1999, they have been nickel plated steel.
Don

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Originally posted by bromac

I'm not trying to nit-pick I just like to contribute when I can but some 1967 CDN 10 & 25¢ were also 80% silver.

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If there were ever a hobby where nit picking is not only allowed but encouraged, surely it must be the coin hobby!