This 1962-D Franklin Half Dollar was struck at the Denver Mint in 90% silver. Both photographs show the individual coin offered.
Condition & Photos
Bright silver-gray surfaces with visible hair, bell, and eagle detail. Scattered contact marks and fine lines are evident across Franklin's portrait, the fields, and the bell, with patchy darker areas on the obverse. The reverse D mint mark is visible. This coin is raw and uncertified; no numerical grade is assigned. No Full Bell Lines designation is assigned.
Please review all photographs carefully for the exact condition of the coin being offered. The coin pictured is the coin you will receive.
The obverse features Benjamin Franklin's portrait. The reverse depicts the Liberty Bell with a small eagle to its right.
Coin Details
- Year: 1962
- Mint: Denver (D mint mark on reverse)
- Denomination: 50 cents
- Mintage: 35,473,281 circulation strikes
- Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper
- Original weight: 12.5 grams; actual weight may vary with wear
- Original silver content: Approximately 0.36169 troy ounce before circulation wear
- Diameter: 30.6 mm
- Edge: Reeded
- Designer: John R. Sinnock / John Frederick Lewis
- Strike: Business strike
- Certification: None / uncertified
- Inventory: One coin
- SKU: FH0022
Collector Significance
A late-series Denver Franklin half dollar for a date-and-mint album or a collection of classic 90% silver U.S. coinage.