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Mint Reduces Product Limit for 50th Anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar Silver Coin Collection to 225,000

November 24, 2014

2014_Kennedy-50th-Silver-Collection_Pkg_Combo-1 The United States Mint announced today the revised product limit for the 50th Anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar Silver Coin Collection will be 225,000.

The United States Mint initially announced October 24 a product limit of 300,000 units for the 50th Anniversary Kennedy Half-Dollar Silver Coin Collection. This product was placed on sale October 28, initially with a household limit of 5. The household order limits were lifted November 17. As of November 24, sales of the product have reached 165,824 units.

This product will be available until sold out and is currently available online at catalog.usmint.gov, 1-800-USA-MINT, and at our over-the-counter sales locations in Denver, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.

United States Mint

Since Congress created the United States Mint on April 2, 1792, the primary mission of the Mint is to produce an adequate volume of circulating coinage for the nation. As a self-funded agency, the United States Mint turns revenues beyond its operating expenses over to the General Fund of the Treasury. Other responsibilities include: Maintaining physical custody and protection of the Nation's $100 billion of U.S. gold and silver assets; Manufacturing and selling platinum, gold, and silver bullion coins; and Overseeing production facilities in Denver, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and West Point, as well as the U.S. Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky.