2000 S SILVER KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR - GEM CAMEO PROOF COIN 90% SILVER

Description: 2000 SILVER KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR - GEM CAMEO PROOF COIN GEM CAMEO PROBLEM FREE BEAUTIFUL COIN. It is said that every American who was alive in 1963 remembers exactly what he or she was doing at the moment they heard the news of President Kennedy being shot. Then, just a couple of hours later, came the awful report that he had died. It's hard for anyone who was not a witness to those sad days to fully comprehend the sense of loss which overtook the nation. This grief found expression in the renaming of many civic structures, roadways and even geographical features in honor of the slain leader. Of all these memorials, however, the United States half dollar bearing Kennedy's familiar likeness will almost certainly survive the longest, since coins, being nearly indestructible, have a long track record as the most durable witnesses to history. There was a legal hurdle to overcome: Under existing law, U. S. coin designs could not be changed more often than every 25 years; the Franklin half was then only 15 years old, and its replacement would quite literally require an act of Congress. Partisan disputes were largely set aside in recognition of the nation's and the world's loss, and Congress managed to pass legislation permitting a change in the half dollar's design with only a few weeks' debate. The Act of December 30, 1963 made the Kennedy half dollar a reality.(Coin Encyclopedia) Check out our other listings. We have auction items and great treasures in our ebay store, Kolor Kraft Coins, that might interest you.

Price: 16.99 USD

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

End Time: 2025-01-10T19:45:42.000Z

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