The Kennedy Half Dollar, designed by Gilroy Roberts and Frank Gasparro, began its mintage in 1964 and continues to be struck to this day. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this iconic series, the U.S. Mint released a small handful special 2014 Kennedy Half Dollars that were struck from the original higher relief design that was used in the first year of issue. This specific silver Kennedy Half Dollar was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 2014 and comes from a special set of four released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the coin series. With a minuscule mintage of only 219,173 examples, this coin is considered an Absolute Rarity.