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Franklin half dollars were issued from 1948 through 1963, according to the Gainesville Coins website. They were the last U.S. half dollar series struck entirely in 90% silver.
Mint Director Nellie Tayloe Ross had long been an admirer of Benjamin Franklin, and wished to see him on a coin. [2] In 1933, Sinnock had designed a medal featuring Franklin, which may have given her the idea. [2] Franklin had opposed putting portraits on coins; [3] he advocated proverbs about which the holder could profit through reflection. [4]
Mint mark on obverse, 1916–1917 (Silver) Year Mint Mintage [43] Comments 1916 (P) 608,000 S 508,000 D 1,014,400 1917 (P) 0 Philadelphia half dollars do not show a mint mark; for mintage, see Type 2 immediately below. S 952,000 D 765,400
The half dollar, sometimes referred to as the half for short or 50-cent piece, is a United States coin worth 50 cents, or one half of a dollar.In both size and weight, it is the largest circulating coin currently minted in the United States, [1] being 1.205 inches (30.61 millimeters) in diameter and 0.085 in (2.16 mm) in thickness, and is twice the weight of the quarter.
"Circulating Coins Production data". United States Mint. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. United States Mint. Archived 2017-01-31 at the Wayback Machine; Archived 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine dead links "50 STATE QUARTERS". COINSHEET. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007. "Pennies Minted by the U.S. Mint from 1970 to ...
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