PCGS 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. (Read more below listings)
 1955 50c PCGS MS 63 FBL BUGS BUNNY FRANKLIN HALF DOLLAR $95.00 |
 1953 FRANKLIN SILVER HALF DOLLAR PCGS MS64 FBL CERTIFIED $202.50 |
 1953 D FRANKLIN SILVER HALF DOLLAR PCGS MS64 FBL CERTIFIED $56.00 |
 1963 P Franklin Half Dollar MS 63 PCGS $20.50 |
 1951 D PCGS Certified MS64 FBL Silver Franklin Half Dollar Yellow Tint 20597463 $95.00 |
 1962 P Silver Franklin Half Dollar PR 63 PCGS $18.50 |
 1961 Franklin Half Dollar PR 65 PCGS FREE S H $13.50 |
 1950 D Silver Franklin Half Dollar MS 63FBL PCGS $41.00 |
 1954 D Franklin Half Dollar MS 64 FBL PCGS $20.50 |
 1963 D FRANKLIN HALF DOLLAR PCGS MS64 NICE COIN GY $20.50 |
 1960 50 CENT FRANKLIN PCGS MS 64FBL Omaha Bank Hoard $129.99 |
 1959 PCGS Certified MS65 BU Gem Silver Franklin Half Dollar 18073270 $110.00 |
 1959 P PROOF FRANKLIN HALF DOLLAR PCGS PR66 ES $32.00 |
 1961 P PROOF FRANKLIN HALF DOLLAR PCGS PR65 ISSUESEE $13.00 |
 1958 D PCGS MS66FBL RAINBOW FRANKLIN HALF DOLLAR $289.99 |
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.
