John F. Kennedy Half Dollar, 1979 S, Type1, DCAM Gem Proof.
John F. Kennedy Half Dollar, 1979 S, Type 1, DCAM Gem Proof. Embossed LIBERTY, Left Profile Of John F. Kennedy, IN GOD WE TRUST, 1979, Embossed Reverse Side, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Left Profile Of Eagle, Stars around Rim, HALF DOLLAR.
Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts. Both the Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys were wealthy and prominent Irish Catholic Boston families. Kennedy's paternal grandfather, P.J. Kennedy, was a wealthy banker and liquor trader, and his maternal grandfather, John E. Fitzgerald, nicknamed "Honey Fitz," was a skilled politician who served as a congressman and as the mayor of Boston. Kennedy's mother, Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald, was a Boston debutante, and his father, Joseph Kennedy Sr, was a successful banker who made a fortune on the stock market after World War I. Joe Kennedy Sr. went on to a government career as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and as an ambassador to Great Britain.
Item Code - CUR1E85071508POL
Within Case - Width: 2 1/2" Height: 3 1/4" Depth: 3/8" Weight: 31 g