Franklin Coins

March 24, 2010 by admin
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Ben Franklin Half Dollar Obverse

Ben Franklin Half Dollar Obverse

The Franklin Coins -- better known as the Ben Franklin Half Dollar was the first circulated US coin to portray a real person who was not a US president.

Ben Franklin's role as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America and his great talents as writer, scientist, writer, and inventor was the reason the idea was presented to honor him on one of the US coins.

The designing of the Franklin coins included the Liberty bell on the reverse side, but the Coinage Act of 1873 required that an eagle must appear on all US silver coins that were bigger than a dime, and so the eagle was included on the right side of the liberty bell.

The production period of this particular coin was one of the shortest in the history of American coins. The assassination of President Kennedy in 1964 led Congress to issue a new half dollar in memory of the assassinated president. This limited the Ben Franklin half dollar to a short 15 year run.

The mint mark is located above the image of the Liberty Bell. (D) represents the Denver Mint. (S) represents the San Francisco Mint, and no mint mark represents the Philadelphia Mint.

The Ben Franklin Half Dollar Specifications:

Ben Franklin Half Dollar Obverse

Ben Franklin Half Dollar Obverse

Ben Franklin Half Dollar Reverse

Ben Franklin Half Dollar Reverse

Minted Composition Weight Diameter Edge
1948 - 1963 90% Silver, 10% Copper 12.5 g 30.6 mm Reeded

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