1964 John F. Kennedy Half Dollar 0

[Adrianz]

 I found this coin recently and believe it's farely important. I don't have any knowledge about coin collecting and want to know more info about it. 1964 John F. Kennedy Half Dollar

[Coinbuf]

Nothing important about the coin, these were promotional gifts that banks used to give away to customers, board members, etc...

[VKurtB]

Since it came from the First National Bank of Boston, it's got "wicked awesome toning. A real pissah."

Edited August 5, 2020 by VKurtB

[Just Bob]

The coin itself, a half dollar minted for circulation, but also minted to commemorate the recently deceased president, is common. The holder may not be. It apparently was created to hand out examples of the half, as Coinbuf stated, to customers, etc - in this case, foreign customers. Pretty cool find, in my opinion.

If you would like to do a bit of reading on the Kennedy half, our host's Coin Explorer page is here:  CLICK HERE

[Adrianz]

8 minutes ago, Just Bob said:

The coin itself, a half dollar minted for circulation, but also minted to commemorate the recently deceased president, is common. The holder may not be. It apparently was created to hand out examples of the half, as Coinbuf stated, to customers, etc - in this case, foreign customers. Pretty cool find, in my opinion.

If you would like to do a bit of reading on the Kennedy half, our host's Coin Explorer page is here:  CLICK HERE

Thanks! Yes, it was given to my grandpa, he worked at the Bank of Costa Rica 

[JKK]

It is 90% silver, slightly less than half an ounce, and is an extremely common coin that only rarely commands any premium above metal value. I don't think it is covered in cellophane (if so, it would probably be deteriorating), but the paper is likely contributing to the unattractive toning. However, one thing that actually would give it some modest collectible value is that cardboard and the temporal context, so I would resist any temptation to take it out.