PCGS PR 70 DCAM 1995 S Kennedy Silver $0.50 96840.70/15611865 https://www.pcgs.com/cert/15611865 Weight: 11.3g Metal: 90% Silver; 10% Copper Designer: Gilroy Roberts/Frank Gasparro Mintage: 679,985 Edge: 150 Reeds Diameter: 30.61mm Mint: San Fransisco Beginning in 1992, the Mint offered special, 90% silver Kennedy Half Dollars for sale to collectors; these are available only as Proofs. In 1998 only, 90% silver Half Dollars were issued in both brilliant and matte Proof formats. The later 90% silver Half Dollars are included with the 1964 issues as a distinct type because of their similar metal content. The 1995-S Proof Silver Kennedy Half Dollar is a very popular coin within the Proof Kennedy Half Dollar series. Since 1964 the Mint has struck several millions of Proof Kennedy Half Dollars but in 1995 the Mint stuck 679,985, making it the lowest mintage Proof Kennedy Half Dollar up until 2009. As in the 2010 the Mint struck 585,401 Silver Proof Kennedy Half Dollars. As the years went by, the Mint kept striking Proof Kennedy Half Dollars in even lower mintages than the 2010-S Silver, that the 1995-S Silver Proof Kennedy Half Dollar slowly dropped in popularity. Although, prices for the 1995-S Silver are usually higher than lower mintage Proof Kennedy Half's from 2010 an going forward.