Coin specifications and design
Design identification
Obverse: Benjamin Franklin portrait.
Reverse: Liberty Bell with small eagle.
U.S. Mint coin reference
1948–1963: Franklin Half Dollar (90% Silver)
Franklin Half Dollar Franklin half dollar reference and silver specs.
1948–1963: Franklin Half Dollar (90% Silver) history
John R. Sinnock's Franklin half dollar paired Benjamin Franklin with the Liberty Bell and a small eagle required by law. It was the last regular half-dollar design introduced before the Kennedy series.
The bell lines are a major strike and grading feature, while a small crack in the bell is part of the design. Date, mintmark, hair detail, bell detail, and original silver surfaces guide comparison.