1958 Franklin Half Dollar Proof

Franklin Half Dollar Proof From 1958

The Benjamin Franklin Silver Half Dollar was a beautiful but short-lived coin. During its run from 1948 to 1963, it was the largest coin in circulation at the time. But just a few months after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in the fall of 1963, the Franklin Half Dollar was discontinued and replaced by our current Kennedy Half Dollar. Today, the Franklin Half Dollar remains a collector favorite, despite having been struck for just 16 years.

Popular, Short-Lived Design

With an obverse that shows a portrait of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin—the only non-president to be showcased on a U.S. circulating coin—designed by John R. Sinnock and a Liberty Bell reverse designed by Gilroy Roberts, the eighth and ninth Chief Engravers of the U.S. Mint respectively, the Franklin Half Dollar is an exquisitely designed coin that is popular among collectors. Here you have a Franklin Half Dollar that was struck in 1958 at the Philadelphia Mint in highly pure 90% fine silver. Not only does it have a relatively low mintage of 875,652, but it comes in gorgeous Proof condition with beautifully frosted details rising over mirror-like fields!

Key Events Of 1958

Some of the events of 1958 saw 14-year-old Bobby Fischer winning the United States Chess Championship and quarterback Johnny Unitas leading the Baltimore Colts to a 23-17 victory over the New York Giants in the 1958 NFL Championship game, the first NFL playoff game to be decided in sudden death overtime. It was also the year that Elvis Presley, the “The King of Rock & Roll,” was inducted into the U.S. Army and The Bridge on the River Kwai won seven Academy Awards, including Best Motion Picture and Best Director. Alaska became the 49th state, the King and Queen of Pop, Michael Jackson and Madonna, were born just a few weeks apart in August of 1958, and NASA began operations setting the stage for America’s space program of the 1960s.

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COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• SHORT-LIVED HALF DOLLAR SERIES – The Franklin Half Dollar was issued from only 1948 to 1963, making it one of the shortest-lived series of the 20th century. Proof versions were issued from only 1950 to 1963.
• BELOVED COIN DESIGNS – With an obverse portrait of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin designed by John R. Sinnock and a Liberty Bell reverse designed by Gilroy Roberts, the eighth and ninth Chief Engravers of the U.S. Mint respectively, the Franklin Half Dollar is an exquisitely designed coin that is popular among collectors.
• STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER – This Franklin Half Dollar was struck in 1958 by the Philadelphia Mint in 12.5 grams of 90% fine silver and measure 30.6 mm in diameter.
• UNITED STATES LEGAL TENDER – Though they have not been issued in more than half a century, Franklin Half dollars are still accepted as legal tender, though their collector value far exceeds their 50 cents legal-tender denomination.
• GORGEOUS PROOF CONDITION – Your 1958 Silver Franklin Half Dollar will come in gorgeous Proof condition with frosted details rising over mirror-like fields.
• RELATIVELY LOW LIMITED EDITION – The Philadelphia Mint struck a relatively small mintage of just 875,652 Franklin Half Dollar Silver Proofs in 1958.

Franklin Half Dollars are attractive coins gaining in collector popularity thanks to their rich history, silver content and nice size. Here’s your chance to own a key-date 1958 Franklin Half Dollar in gorgeous proof condition! Click it to your cart today!