1963 50C Franklin Half Dollar NGC PF69

Coin Highlights

• Issuer: United States of America

• Date: 1963

• Mint: Philadelphia (no mintmark)

• Denomination: 50 Cents (Half Dollar)

• Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper

• Weight: 12.5 g

• Diameter: 30.6 mm

• Grade: NGC PR69 – virtually flawless proof with mirrored surfaces and sharp design elements

• Special Holder: Purple Bert Label presentation

• Obverse Design: Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by John R. Sinnock, with inscriptions LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST.

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

• Edge: Reeded

Historical Significance

• The Franklin Half Dollar series (1948–1963) was the first circulating U.S. coin to depict a non-president Founding Father.

• The 1963 issue marked the series’ final year before the design was replaced by the Kennedy Half Dollar in 1964, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

• With proof mintages limited to 3,075,645 coins, the 1963 proof half dollar remains highly collectible, particularly in near-perfect grades.