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Rare Chance to Own Tied-for-Finest Proof DCAM 1951 Franklin Half Dollar
Among the 14-year run of Franklin half dollar Proofs, the second-year 1951 Franklin Proof is second only to the key date (and first-year issue)...
Franklin Half Dollar (1948-1963) : A Collector’s Guide
The Franklin Half Dollar Ends a 156-Year Era of Liberty on American Coins
The Franklin half dollar was a silver half dollar coin produced by...
Oklahoma Woman’s Franklin Half Dollars May Be Worth $100,000+
A canvas bag containing 2,000 silver half-dollars struck in 1963 at the Denver Mint and sewn shut there 60 years ago will bring a...
Doubled Die Proof 1961 Franklin Half Dollar at Stack’s Bowers
By Chris Bulfinch - Numismatist, Stack's Bowers ......
The Red Book lists only one doubled die variety for Franklin half dollars: the 1961 Proof DDR....
The Franklin Half Dollar Turns 75
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ......
Benjamin Franklin, the subject of the Franklin Half Dollar is perhaps one of the most famous Founding Fathers to...
The 1961 Proof Doubled Die Franklin Half Dollar
By Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez for PCGS ......
While the "Bugs Bunny" Franklin half dollar captures the whimsy of the series enthusiast, the most popular variety of...
1953 Franklin Half Dollar Proof : History and Value
After the production of Proof Franklin half dollars began in 1950, two years after the introduction of the series, the United States Mint had...
1948 Franklin Half Dollar : History and Value
First released in 1948, the Franklin half dollar was the last circulating U.S. denomination and coin to adopt the portrait of a real individual,...
1960 Franklin Half Dollar : History and Value
The specific design of the Franklin half dollar--Founding Father Benjamin Franklin on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse--was heavily advocated for...
1949 Franklin Half Dollar : History and Value
As United States Mint Director Nellie Tayloe Ross’s brainchild, she continually pushed the government to design and release a half dollar depicting Benjamin Franklin...
1954-S Franklin Half Dollar : History and Value
The last Franklin half dollar struck at the San Francisco Mint, the 1954-S offers a window into an evolving postwar United States Mint.
Replacing the...
Jeff Garrett: A Guide to Coin Strike Character Rarities
Certain US coins with specific designations can fetch a premium price among collectors
By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ......
When I started collecting...
1951 Franklin Half Dollar Proof : History and Value
The 1951 Franklin Half Dollar Proof was a second-year Proof issue struck at the Philadelphia Mint and represents a challenging issue for collectors looking...
Proof Franklin Half Dollars: A Date-by-Date Analysis
By Dan Duncan – Retired, Pinnacle Rarities ......
The short-lived Proof version of the popular Walking Liberty half dollar was discontinued during World War II...
The 10 Most Valuable 20th-Century US Half Dollars
By Bullion Shark LLC ......
During the 20th century, the United States Mint issued a variety of different types of half dollars, including the final...