The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 50, November 23, 2003, Article 15

FEATURED WEB PAGE

  In light of this week's anniversary of the assassination of
  President John F. Kennedy, this week's featured web page
  discusses the 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar.

  "The story of the Kennedy half dollar?s inception is perhaps
  best told in the words of then Chief Engraver of the United
  States Mint, the late Gilroy Roberts:

"Shortly after the tragedy of President Kennedy's death,
  November 22, 1963, Miss Eva Adams, the Director of the
  Mint, telephoned me at the Philadelphia Mint and explained
  that serious consideration was being given to placing President
  Kennedy's portrait on a new design U.S. silver coin and that
  the quarter dollar, half dollar or the one dollar were under
  discussion.

  A day or so later, about November 27, Miss Adams called
  again and informed me that the half dollar had been chosen
  for the new design, that Mrs. Kennedy did not want to replace
  Washington's portrait on the quarter dollar.  Also it had been
  decided to use the profile portrait that appears on our Mint list
  medal for President Kennedy and the President's Seal that has
  been used on the reverse of this and other Mint medals.
  This work was undertaken immediately, Gilroy Roberts
  sculpting the portrait obverse, while his longtime Assistant
  Engraver, Frank Gasparro, prepared the reverse model
  bearing the presidential seal."
  http://www.ecoinprices.com/kennedy-halves.htm  

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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