USA ½ dollar Franklin 1951
USA, Denver
Rarity
Common
Attributes of Coins
| Region | USA |
|---|---|
| Denomination | ½ dollar |
| Krause number | KM# 199 |
| Mintage | 9,475,200 |
| Metal | Silver 0.900 |
| thickness | 2.15 mm |
| diameter | 30.6 mm |
| weight | 12.5 g |
Obverse:
Great people
Description:
Benjamin Franklin (Founding Father of the United States)
Creators:
John Ray Sinnock (JRS)
IN GOD WE TRUST
JRS
LIBERTY
Reverse:
Liberty
Music
Description:
Liberty Bell (Philadelphia, USA)
Creators:
John Ray Sinnock (JRS)
E PLURIBUS UNUM
HALF DOLLAR
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Introduction of Coins
As in most years of the Franklin type, it is the Denver Mint edition of the 1951 half dollar which is most often seen well struck. This extends to a greater percentage of FBL examples. An irony of this coin type is that the well struck pieces tend to have a greater number of contact marks, or simply reveal them more readily. 1951-D halves are quite rare in grades above MS-65. There appear to be no varieties for this issue, an oddity given the number of dies required for this fairly large mintage.Read More
