Franklin half dollar
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The Franklin half dollar is a U.S. fifty-cent coin minted from 1948 to 1963 featuring Founding Father Benjamin Franklin on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Franklin half dollar canonical | 2 |
| Franklin half dollar series | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States half dollar coin
ⓘ
circulating coin ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| collectible | yes ⓘ |
| compositionStandard | pre-1965 US silver coinage standard ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denomination | 50 cents ⓘ |
| denominationPlacement | HALF DOLLAR at bottom of reverse ⓘ |
| designerObverse | John R. Sinnock ⓘ |
| designerReverse | John R. Sinnock ⓘ |
| edge | reeded ⓘ |
| featuresInscription |
E PLURIBUS UNUM
ⓘ
HALF DOLLAR ⓘ IN GOD WE TRUST ⓘ LIBERTY ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
|
| introducedUnderPresident |
President Harry S. Truman
ⓘ
surface form:
Harry S. Truman
|
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| metalComposition |
10% copper
ⓘ
90% silver ⓘ |
| mintingEndYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| mintingStartYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| mintMarkLocations | above Liberty Bell on reverse ⓘ |
| mints |
Denver Mint
ⓘ
Philadelphia Mint ⓘ San Francisco Mint ⓘ |
| mottoPlacement | IN GOD WE TRUST below portrait ⓘ |
| numismaticCategory | 20th-century US coinage ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Benjamin Franklin ⓘ |
| obverseLegendPlacement | LIBERTY above portrait ⓘ |
| obverseOrientation | right-facing portrait of Benjamin Franklin ⓘ |
| periodOfCirculation | late 1940s to early 1960s ⓘ |
| portraitSubject | Benjamin Franklin ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | assassination of John F. Kennedy and creation of Kennedy half dollar ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Kennedy half dollar ⓘ |
| replacedDesignOf |
Walking Liberty
ⓘ
surface form:
Walking Liberty half dollar
|
| reverseDesign |
Liberty Bell
ⓘ
small eagle ⓘ |
| reverseLegendPlacement | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around top ⓘ |
| reverseObjectDepicted |
Liberty Bell
ⓘ
surface form:
Liberty Bell with crack
|
| reverseSymbolism |
American independence
ⓘ
freedom ⓘ |
| seriesName |
Franklin half dollar
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin half dollar series
|
| silverBullionContent | 0.36169 troy ounces of silver (approximate) ⓘ |
| standardDiameter | 30.6 millimeters ⓘ |
| standardWeight | 12.5 grams ⓘ |
| succeededByDesign | Kennedy half dollar ⓘ |
| value | 0.50 US dollars ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Franklin half dollar series