USA ½ dollar Franklin 1953
USA, San Francisco
Rarity
Common
Attributes of Coins
| Region | USA |
|---|---|
| Denomination | ½ dollar |
| Krause number | KM# 199 |
| Mintage | 4,148,000 |
| 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
All San Francisco Mint coins of the 1950s were widely hoarded by the roll at the time of issue, so the modest mintage of this issue has had not impact on its availability in Mint State. Gems are plentiful through MS-66, these typically being quite poorly struck from severely worn dies. Both of those strike qualities tend to deflect contact marks or make them difficult to discern. Coins certified as having FBL are rare in all grades, due to the generally poor quality control practiced at the San Francisco Mint in its final years before the suspension of coin production. This issue offers one of the more easily seen repunched mintmark varieties of the Franklin series, FS-501.Read More
