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AVERAGE CIRCULATED BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED Proof
Date Inv # Price Inv # Price
1948 08666 19.95 09201 37.50
1948d 08667 19.95 09202 34.95
1949 08668 19.95 09203 59.95
1949d 08669 19.95 09204 79.95
1949s 08670 19.95 09205 129.95
1950 08671 19.95 09206 37.50
1950d 08672 19.95 09207 49.95
1951 08673 19.95 09208 29.95
1951d 08674 19.95 09209 57.50
1951s 08675 19.95 09210 39.95
1952 08676 19.95 09211 24.95
1952d 08677 19.95 09212 24.95
1952s 08678 19.95 09213 97.50
1953 08679 19.95 09214 37.50
1953d 08680 19.95 09215 24.95
1953s 08681 19.95 09216 49.94
1954 08682 19.95 09217 24.95
1954d 08683 19.95 09218 24.95
1954s 08684 19.95 09219 29.95
1955 08685 19.95 09220 32.50
1956 08686 19.95 09221 24.95 04003 54.95
1957 08687 19.95 09222 24.95 04004 49.95
1957d 08688 19.95 09223 24.95
1958 08689 19.95 09224 24.95 04005 52.50
1958d 08690 19.95 09225 24.95
1959 08691 19.95 09226 24.95 04006 39.95
1959d 08692 19.95 09227 24.95
1960 08693 19.95 09228 24.95 04007 37.50
1960d 08694 19.95 09229 24.95
1961 08695 19.95 09230 24.95 04009 37.50
1961d 08696 19.95 09231 24.95
1962 08697 19.95 09232 24.95 04010 37.50
1962d 08698 19.95 09233 24.95
1963 08699 19.95 09234 22.50 04011 37.50
1963d 08700 19.95 09235 22.50
| Option 1 | 35 coin Franklin Half Dollar Set | Inv # | Price | |||
| Average Circulated | 08796 | $650.00 | ||||
| Option 2 | 35 coin Franklin Half Dollar Set | |||||
| Average Circulated with Dansco® Coin Album | 08797 | $685.00 | ||||
| Option 3 | 35 coin Franklin Half Dollar Set | |||||
| Brilliant Uncirculated | 08798 | $1250.00 | ||||
| Option 4 | 35 coin Franklin Half Dollar Set | |||||
| Brilliant Uncirculated with Dansco® Coin Album | 08799 | $1285.00 | ||||
The first Franklin Half Dollar was issued in 1948. The obverse depicted the bust of Benjamin Franklin while the reverse pictured the Liberty Bell, crack and all (a controversial decision at the time). A small stylized eagle is also present to the right of the bell...solely because the law had required the presence of an eagle on every half dollar since 1792. It was not discovered, until the 1960s, that the reverse design was actually 'adapted' from John Fredrick Lewis' original sketch of the 1926 Sesquicentennial Commemorative Half Dollar.
The mint mark is located on the reverse just above the bell's yoke.
The Franklin Half Dollar was designed by John R. Sinnock. His initials 'JS' appear on the obverse, at the truncation of the shoulder. Sinnock had also designed the Roosevelt Dime which went into production two years earlier. It was rumored, by an ignorant and paranoid post-war public, that the 'JS' was placed these coins to show allegiance to Joseph Stalin. Although this is completely false, it can be noted that the next coin Sinnock designed bore his full initials JAS. (Stalin's middle name is Vissarionovich!)
The Franklin Half Dollar was composed of 90% Silver and 10% Copper. Since pure silver is very soft, copper was added to all circulating silver coins to harden them and prevent excessive wear. These 90% Silver Half Dollars had a weight of 12.50 grams, a diameter of 30.6 mm, a reeded edge. The edges of most silver coins were reeded to make evident any attempt to shave silver off the coin.
The Franklin Half Dollar was struck in Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco.
AVERAGE CIRCULATED: A typical circulated coin from the period. All major features are easily identifiable. Date and mint mark are clear and readable.
BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED (BU): A strictly uncirculated coin with attractive mint luster but noticeable detracting contact marks or minor blemishes.
D (Denver): The 'D' mint mark is located on the reverse just above the bell's yoke.
S (San Francisco): The 'S' mint mark is located on the reverse just above the bell's yoke.
Note: Franklin Half Dollars struck in Philadelphia bear no mint mark.
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