does a 1974 half dollar have silver in it

[McWyatt]

That's a great question! A standard 1974 Kennedy half dollar does not contain any silver.

By that time, the U.S. Mint had stopped using silver for circulating half dollars. The 1974 half dollar is what's known as a copper-nickel clad coin. This means it has a layered composition. The inner core is made of pure copper, and it's sandwiched between outer layers consisting of 75% copper and 25% nickel.

So, if you have a 1974 half dollar, it's a cool piece of history from the mid-70s, but its value comes from its face value or its condition as a collectible, not from any silver content.