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The 1961 Proof Doubled Die Reverse Franklin Half Dollar Still Rules the Series
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Collectors enjoy the Franklin half dollar for many reasons. Some chase the famous “Bugs Bunny” pieces for their nickname and visual charm. Yet...
1951 Franklin Half Dollar Proof : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
The 1951 Franklin Half Dollar Proof was a second-year Proof issue struck at the Philadelphia...
Franklin Half Dollar, 1948-1963 : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
Franklin Half Dollar Ends 156 Years of Liberty on American Coins
The Franklin Half Dollar was a silver half dollar coin produced...
1950 Franklin Half Dollar Proof : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
The Franklin Half Dollar type replaced the Liberty Walking design of Adolph Weinman in 1948....
Rare Collectibles TV to Offer 2025 Benjamin Franklin Commemoratives
Gold and silver numismatic commemoratives marking the 75th anniversary of the first Proof Franklin Half Dollars in 1950 will be offered by Rare Collectibles...
1960 Franklin Half Dollar : A Collector’s Guide
By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....
The specific design of the Franklin Half Dollar--Founding Father Benjamin Franklin on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse--was...
Sole Top Pop 1954 Franklin Half Dollar Proof Offered by GreatCollections
By CoinWeek ....
GreatCollections is known for offering high-grade Franklin Half Dollars with high eye appeal, and this month is no exception. In two weeks,...
CoinWeek Podcast Episode #184: Franklin Half Dollars and 1950s-’70s Proofs
In this episode of the CoinWeek Podcast, Franklin Half Dollar expert Rick Tomaska stops by to discuss the record prices that Franklin Half Dollars...
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)...
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...
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,...
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...
