NGC Graded Franklin Half Dollar Dollars Halves For Sale
Graded Franklin Half Dollars
The Franklin Half Dollar series was issued from 1948 to 1963. The coin features Benjamin Franklin on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse. The series followed the highly popular Liberty Walking Half series and was cut short by the release of the Kennedy Half Dollar. Placed between these two notable series, Franklin Halves are sometimes overlooked. However the Franklin Half offers coin collectors many highlights and challenges.
The Franklin Half series was cut short in 1963 following the assassination of President Kennedy. Under US law, the series was required to have a duration of at least 25 years before it was eligible for change. A bill was rushed through Congress at the end of 1963 to memorialize Kennedy on the Half Dollar coin and replace Benjamin Franklin starting in 1964.
Like the other coins of its era, the Franklin Half had a composition of 90% silver. The balance of the composition was copper. Coins were produced for circulation from 1948 to 1963. Proof coins were produced from 1950 to 1963.
Listed below is a large selection of NGC Graded Franklin Half Dollars for sale.
| 1951 NGC PROOF67 RARE FRANKLIN HALF DOLLAR BV $1, 000!!!
$699.00 $770.00 
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