$50 Face Value Bag - 100 Coins - 90% Silver Franklin Half Dollars 50c (Circulated)

$50 Face Value Bag - 100 Coins - 90% Silver Franklin Half Dollars 50c (Circulated)

Introduction:

The Franklin Half Dollar coins were minted from 1948-1963. The coins were released to honor Benjamin Franklin, one of the most influential founding fathers of the nation. His achievements in various fields have made him one of the greatest polymaths of his time. The Franklin Half Dollar coins bear a face value of $0.50, and they are made of a composition of 90% silver and 10% copper. These coins have great demand due to their historical significance.

Now you can buy the Silver Franklin Half Dollars in bulk of 100-coin bags with a face value of $50 in total.

Coin Features:

• Each coin in the bag contains 0.3617 troy ounce of 90% pure silver. Total weight of 100 coins is approximately 35.75 troy ounces.
• Each coin in the bag is in Circulated Condition.
• Obverse: Features a right facing portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Inscriptions - “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and Year of Mintage.
• Reverse: Features an image of the cracked Liberty Bell along with a small eagle appearing to the right. Inscriptions - “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “HALF DOLLAR,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”
• Coin Designer - John Ray Sinnock.
• Minted from 1948-1963. Dates will be chosen randomly based on availability within the mentioned period.
• Mint issues chosen randomly based on availability could be from Philadelphia (no mint mark), Denver (D), and/or San Francisco (S).
• Come in special Bullion Exchanges heavy duty bags containing 100 Franklin Half Dollars for a total of $50 face value.

• 100% Authentic.

Why Buy Silver Franklin Half Dollars?

• They trade at reasonable premiums over their melt value.
• A popular diversification among precious metal investors.
• These coins can be used as currency in crisis as they are legal tender issues of U.S.A.
• Since they are widely recognized, they provide easy liquidity.

• Their composition of 90% silver and 10% copper makes them an attractive choice of investment.

Detailed Information:

The Franklin Half Dollars were minted from 1948-1963. They were minted at three different locations; the Philadelphia Mint, which bears no mintmark, the Denver Mint with a “D” mintmark, and the San Francisco Mint with an “S” mintmark.

The series was cut short due to the unfortunate incident of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in November 1963, which prompted the Mint to release a new Silver Half Dollar coin bearing Kennedy’s portrait. The Franklin Half Dollars are composed of 90% silver and 10% copper. After the Coinage Act of 1965, the silver content in the half dollars was reduced from 90% to 40%. Hence while Franklin Half Dollars consists of 90% silver content, Kennedy Half Dollars from 1965 onward contain only 40% silver content.

The design for the Franklin Half Dollars was done by John R. Sinnock. However, America, recently struck by the war, could not take its mind off the Russian communists, and the public perceived the JRS initials of the designer at the Franklin’s shoulder cutoff as a tribute being paid to the communist leader Joseph Stalin by a Soviet Union spy in the U.S. Mint. The Mint sent out a clarification that Joseph Stalin did not have a middle name starting from “R” and that it was simply the signature of the Mint’s chief Engraver John Ray Sinnock.

When his design was presented to the Commission of Fine Arts, they had not approved of the design, as the Commission felt that the cracked bell design on the reverse would expose the coinage to many jokes and ridicules. It did not approve of the puny size of the eagle too. However, since this was just an advice by the Commission, the Mint thought of ignoring it and went ahead and minted the coin. Later on numismatist Paul Green noted that the coinage would have gone through more ridicule, puns, and derogatory comments had the bell been depicted without its crack. As the custodians of the bell once stated that the crack had become part of its character.

This is an amazing coin with a great deal of historical significance. It is the first coin to feature a non-presidential person on regular issue of U.S. coinage, and this half dollar is the last coin to contain 90% pure silver in it.

Bullion Exchanges is pleased to offer the $50 Face Value Bag - 100 Coins - 90% Silver Franklin Half Dollars 50c (Circulated) at one of the most competitive prices in the industry.

Browse our vast collection of Silver Franklin Half Dollars and other US Silver Coins, and feel free to contact us at 800-852-6884 if you have any questions in regards to any of our products.