
The provided search result excerpts from Littleton Coin Company and Arnoldcoin.com do not contain information regarding the specific metallurgical composition or silver content of a 1969 Kennedy half dollar. The text focuses on the coin's collectibility and mint of origin.
Based on established numismatic and United States Mint data, a Kennedy half dollar from 1969 contains 40% silver. This composition was used for all Kennedy half dollars minted for circulation between the years 1965 and 1970.
The coin has a total weight of 11.5 grams. With its 40% silver composition, the total amount of pure silver is approximately 0.1479 troy ounces. This silver-clad composition consists of outer layers containing 80% silver and 20% copper, which are bonded to an inner core of 20.9% silver and 79.1% copper. This differs significantly from the 1964 Kennedy half dollar, which was composed of 90% silver, and the coins minted from 1971 onward, which contain no silver in their circulation-strike versions.


