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Franklin Half Dollar Coin Value by Year

Every date and mint mark of the Franklin Half Dollar, struck 1948–1963, with how many of each were made. 90% silver; full bell lines premium.


What a typical Franklin Half Dollar is worth

These are catalogue estimates for the most common date in the series (1963). Scarcer dates and mint marks in the table below are worth more.

Good (G-4)Very Fine (VF-20)Extremely Fine (EF-40)Uncirculated (MS-60+)
$18$19$19$27

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Franklin Half Dollar dates, mint marks and mintages

The series has 54 catalogued dates and varieties. The scarcest regular issue by mintage is the 1955, with 2,498,181 struck. The most common is the 1963-D, with 67,069,292.

DateMint markMintageNotes
1948None3,006,814
1948-DD4,028,600
1949None5,614,000
1949-DD4,120,600
1949-SS3,744,000
1950None7,742,123
1950None51,386Proof
1950-DD8,031,600
1951None16,802,102
1951None57,500Proof
1951-DD9,475,200
1951-SS13,696,000
1952None21,192,093
1952None81,980Proof
1952-DD25,395,600
1952-SS5,526,000
1953None2,668,120
1953None128,800Proof
1953-DD20,900,400
1953-SS4,148,000
1954None13,188,202
1954None233,300Proof
1954-DD25,445,580
1954-SS4,993,400
1955None—"Bugs Bunny" variety
1955None2,498,181
1955None378,200Proof
1956None4,032,000Type 1 reverse
1956None33,469Proof (Type 1 reverse)
1956None635,914Proof (Type 2 reverse)
1957None5,114,000Type 1 reverse
1957None1,247,952Proof (Type 2 reverse)
1957-DD19,966,850
1958None4,042,000Type 1 reverse
1958None—Type 2 reverse
1958None875,652Proof (Type 2 reverse)
1958-DD23,962,412
1959None6,200,000Type 1 reverse
1959None—Type 2 reverse
1959None1,149,291Proof (Type 2 reverse)
1959-DD13,053,750
1960None6,024,000Type 1 reverse
1960None1,691,602Proof (Type 2 reverse)
1960-DD18,215,812
1961None8,290,000Type 1 reverse
1961None—Doubled Die Reverse; see comments
1961None3,028,244Proof (Type 2 reverse)
1961-DD20,276,442
1962None9,714,000Type 1 reverse
1962None3,218,019Proof (Type 2 reverse)
1962-DD35,473,281
1963None25,239,645Type 1 reverse
1963None3,075,645Proof (Type 2 reverse)
1963-DD67,069,292

A dash means the catalogue lists no mintage figure.

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