What is half a dollar?
What is half a dollar? 50 cents One dollar ($1) is normally divided into subsidiary currency of 100 cents, so a half dollar is equal to 50 cents. Is a half dollar 50 cents? The half dollar is the United States' 50-cent coin. The person on the obverse (heads) of the half dollar is John F. He's been on the half dollar since 1964. ... How many half dollars are there? Of the 3,918 half dollars minted of the 1796-7 design type, probably fewer than 300 or 400 survive today. In higher grades, these pieces are extreme rarities, although 1796...