Most collectors agree that the Walking Liberty half-dollar is the most beautiful and popular coin ever minted in the US. The US Mint produced them from 1916 to 1947, as the last pieces showing an imaginary character on the obverse. All following coins contained real persons’ profiles, thanks to President Theodore Roosevelt’s coinage modernization program….
Chief Engraver John R. Sinnock created the Franklin half-dollar in 1948, and their mintage continued until 1963. Even though these pieces depicted one of the Founding Fathers and were made of silver, they were not particularly popular. Consequently, the 1959 half dollar value is pretty moderate, except for collectible pieces with Full Bell Lines. Such…
The Franklin half-dollar is a historic fifty-cent American coin that contains 90% of fine silver. Its design includes the important symbols that this great and proud country has, like Benjamin Franklin on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse. The US Mint produced these beautiful coins from 1948 to 1963, when the tragic…
Do you have a 1962 Franklin half-dollar, or are you looking to add this coin to your collection? Benjamin Franklin was among the most popular and prolific founding fathers. Not only did he play an important role in helping to draft the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution. Franklin was also a renowned…
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy is one of the most popular presidents the United States of America has ever had. Unsurprisingly, when the United States Mint produced a coin commemorating the slain president, there was a lot of interest in the new Kennedy half dollar. The commemorative and historical significance make the 1994 half dollar quite…
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