1956 Franklin Half Dollar 50C PCGS MS67 FBL- Trader Bea Label

Coin Highlights

• Issuer: United States of America

• Date: 1956

• Mint: Philadelphia (no mintmark)

• Denomination: 50 Cents (Half Dollar)

• Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper

• Weight: 12.5 g

• Diameter: 30.6 mm

• Grade: PCGS MS67 FBL (Gem Uncirculated with Full Bell Lines)

• Special Holder: Trader Bea Label

• Obverse Design: Portrait of Benjamin Franklin facing right, designed by John R. Sinnock. Inscriptions: LIBERTY above, IN GOD WE TRUST below.

• Reverse Design: Liberty Bell with a small eagle at right; inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HALF DOLLAR.

• Edge: Reeded

Historical Significance

• The Franklin Half Dollar series (1948–1963) marked the only U.S. coin to depict Benjamin Franklin.

• The 1956 issue, struck at the Philadelphia Mint, was produced in relatively modest numbers compared to later dates, with a mintage of 4,032,000 coins.

• The series ended abruptly in 1963 after Franklin was replaced by John F. Kennedy following his assassination.