United States

½ Dollar "Franklin Half Dollar" · “Franklin Half Dollar”

United States · 1948–1963 · Silver

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45–69grades live

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MS66

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MS69

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The coin

The story

The Franklin Half Dollar

For sixteen years, Americans carried Benjamin Franklin and a cracked Liberty Bell in their pockets. It is the only regular U.S. coin to honor a Founding Father who was never president — and the art board nearly killed it over that crack.

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Designer

John R. Sinnock

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Era

Postwar America: The Silver Years

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Catalogue

Issuer: United States
Years: 1948–1963
Metal: Silver

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19481 live · from $345.00 1949-S1 live · from $195.00 19522 live · from $701.00 19536 live · from $211.00 195442 live · from $132.00 195526 live · from $73.00 19584 live · from $59.00 196010 live · from $48.00 19603 live · from $76.00 196125 live · from $50.00 19619 live · from $45.00 196214 live · from $48.00

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Date195443 196135 196334 195526 195616 196216 195712 195912 196012 19536 19515 19585 19493 19522 19481

MintD11 S3 P2

Grade66113 6544 6730 6416 6812 699 633 451

GraderPCGS162 NGC67

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½ Dollar "Franklin Half Dollar" · “Franklin Half Dollar”

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