half-dollar
noun
half-dol·lar
ˈhaf-ˈdä-lər 
ˈhäf-
1
: a coin representing one half of a dollar
2
: the sum of 50 cents
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Since 2022, the costs of producing a single dime, quarter, and half-dollar has increased by $0.0073, $0.0357, and $0.1682, respectively.
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Addy Bink, The Hill, 10 Feb. 2025
Pennies were the most common coins produced by the Mint last year, followed, in order, by quarters, dimes, nickels and then half-dollars.
—Russ Wiles, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The markings on the tokens, which are roughly the size of a half-dollar coin, likely indicated the strategic purpose or worth of each piece during a game, according to a statement from Karabük University.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Earlier this year, the U.S. Mint began selling coins — $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar coins — to commemorate Tubman.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
On one hand, the California Air Resources Board is quietly on the verge of adopting a regulation that could make pump prices soar by nearly a half-dollar a gallon — or even much more — as detailed in a Times story by reporter Russ Mitchell.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Winds up to 60 mph and half-dollar hail is also possible in La Junta, Rocky Ford and Swink, according to the agency.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 14 June 2024
The wearable reader is a magnetic-signal transmitter-receiver about the size of a stack of three or four American Kennedy half-dollars or E.U. 10 Euro collector coins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2024
Commemorative Tubman coins – $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar coins – were available for preorder starting Thursday and would begin shipping in February, USM announced.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
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Addy Bink, The Hill, 10 Feb. 2025
Pennies were the most common coins produced by the Mint last year, followed, in order, by quarters, dimes, nickels and then half-dollars.
—Russ Wiles, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
The markings on the tokens, which are roughly the size of a half-dollar coin, likely indicated the strategic purpose or worth of each piece during a game, according to a statement from Karabük University.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Earlier this year, the U.S. Mint began selling coins — $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar coins — to commemorate Tubman.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
On one hand, the California Air Resources Board is quietly on the verge of adopting a regulation that could make pump prices soar by nearly a half-dollar a gallon — or even much more — as detailed in a Times story by reporter Russ Mitchell.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Winds up to 60 mph and half-dollar hail is also possible in La Junta, Rocky Ford and Swink, according to the agency.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 14 June 2024
The wearable reader is a magnetic-signal transmitter-receiver about the size of a stack of three or four American Kennedy half-dollars or E.U. 10 Euro collector coins.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2024
Commemorative Tubman coins – $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar coins – were available for preorder starting Thursday and would begin shipping in February, USM announced.
—Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
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“Half-dollar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-dollar. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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