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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Franklin Halves (1948–1963) series of Half Dollars in the U.S. Coins contains 177 distinct entries with CPG® values between $19.00 and $512,000.00.
Franklin half dollars were struck from 1948 through 1963 and are one of the shorter-lived series of the 20th century. Designed by John R. Sinnock, the half dollar bearing one of America's most famous and beloved Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin, is no doubt a popular coin. However, collecting the entire series by date and mintmark is an affordable objective, due mainly to the Franklin half dollar being a short-lived type with no truly rare regular issues.



The lowest-mintage circulation strikes are some of the Philadelphia issues, including ...

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  Franklin Halves (1948–1963) Value Range Favorite
Franklin Halves (1948–1963) Value Range  
Franklin Half Dollar 50c 1948-1963 MS Type Coin
$19.00
-
$345
$19.00 - $345
Franklin Half Dollar 50c 1948-1963 MS FBL Type Coin
$22.00
-
$1,150
$22.00 - $1,150
1948 50c MS
$19.00
-
$1,500
$19.00 - $1,500
1948 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-401 MS
-
 
1948 50c Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801 MS
-
 
1948 50c MS FBL
$38.00
-
$102,000
$38.00 - $102,000
1948 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
$130.00
-
$180.00
$130.00 - $180.00
1948 50c Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801 MS FBL
$95.00
-
$775
$95.00 - $775
1948-D 50c MS
$19.00
-
$4,500
$19.00 - $4,500
1948-D 50c Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801 MS
$23.00
-
$625
$23.00 - $625
1948-D 50c MS FBL
$34.00
-
$4,500
$34.00 - $4,500
1948-D 50c Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801 MS FBL
$90.00
-
$9,000
$90.00 - $9,000
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1949 50c MS
$19.00
-
$6,000
$19.00 - $6,000
1949 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
$95.00
-
$340
$95.00 - $340
1949 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS
-
 
1949 50c MS FBL
$38.00
-
$8,250
$38.00 - $8,250
1949 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
$115.00
-
$525
$115.00 - $525
1949 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS FBL
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1949-D 50c MS
$19.00
-
$925
$19.00 - $925
1949-D 50c MS FBL
$50.00
-
$31,000
$50.00 - $31,000
1949-S 50c MS
$23.00
-
$9,750
$23.00 - $9,750
1949-S 50c MS PL
$495
-
$1,100
$495 - $1,100
1949-S/S 50c Repunched Mintmark, FS-501 MS
$50.00
-
$900
$50.00 - $900
1949-S 50c MS FBL
$100.00
-
$3,900
$100.00 - $3,900
1949-S 50c MS FBL PL
-
 
1949-S/S 50c Repunched Mintmark, FS-501 MS FBL
-
 
1950 50c MS
$19.00
-
$2,900
$19.00 - $2,900
1950 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
-
 
1950 50c Booger, FS-402a MS
$525
-
$825
$525 - $825
1950 50c MS FBL
$34.00
-
$3,750
$34.00 - $3,750
1950 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
-
 
1950 50c Booger, FS-402a MS FBL
-
 
1950-D 50c MS
$19.00
-
$5,000
$19.00 - $5,000
1950-D/D 50c Repunched Mintmark, FS-501 MS
$23.00
-
$1,000
$23.00 - $1,000
1950-D 50c MS FBL
$34.00
-
$16,500
$34.00 - $16,500
1950-D/D 50c Repunched Mintmark, FS-501 MS FBL
$41.00
-
$1,600
$41.00 - $1,600
1951 50c MS
$19.00
-
$1,250
$19.00 - $1,250
1951 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
$55.00
-
$180.00
$55.00 - $180.00
1951 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS
-
 
1951 50c Doubled Die Reverse, FS-802 MS
-
 
1951 50c MS FBL
$22.00
-
$7,000
$22.00 - $7,000
1951 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS FBL
-
 
1951 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
-
 
1951 50c Doubled Die Reverse, FS-802 MS FBL
-
 
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1951-D 50c MS
$19.00
-
$375
$19.00 - $375
1951-D 50c MS FBL
$47.00
-
$12,000
$47.00 - $12,000
1951-S 50c MS
$19.00
-
$1,500
$19.00 - $1,500
1951-S/S 50c Repunched Mintmark, FS-501 MS
$80.00
-
$2,000
$80.00 - $2,000
1951-S 50c Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801 MS
$100.00
-
$375
$100.00 - $375
1951-S 50c MS FBL
$180.00
-
$4,900
$180.00 - $4,900
1951-S/S 50c Repunched Mintmark, FS-501 MS FBL
$210.00
-
$1,150
$210.00 - $1,150
1951-S 50c Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801 MS FBL
$235.00
-
$775
$235.00 - $775
1952 50c MS
$19.00
-
$1,000
$19.00 - $1,000
1952 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
$120.00
-
$775
$120.00 - $775
1952 50c Cracked Die, FS-402 MS
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1952 50c MS FBL
$47.00
-
$1,300
$47.00 - $1,300
1952 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
-
 
1952 50c Cracked Die, FS-402 MS FBL
-
 
1952-D 50c MS
$19.00
-
$2,400
$19.00 - $2,400
1952-D 50c Booger, FS-401 MS
-
 
1952-D 50c Booger, FS-402 MS
-
 
1952-D 50c MS FBL
$22.00
-
$10,000
$22.00 - $10,000
1952-D 50c Booger, FS-401 MS FBL
-
 
1952-D 50c Booger, FS-402 MS FBL
-
 
1952-S 50c MS
$19.00
-
$725
$19.00 - $725
1952-S 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
-
 
1952-S/S 50c Repunched Mintmark, FS-501 MS
$30.00
-
$325
$30.00 - $325
1952-S 50c MS FBL
$170.00
-
$11,500
$170.00 - $11,500
1952-S 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
-
 
1952-S/S 50c Repunched Mintmark, FS-501 MS FBL
-
 
1953 50c MS
$19.00
-
$2,000
$19.00 - $2,000
1953 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
$24.00
-
$295
$24.00 - $295
1953 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS
$24.00
-
$295
$24.00 - $295
1953 50c MS FBL
$46.00
-
$26,000
$46.00 - $26,000
1953 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
$85.00
-
$875
$85.00 - $875
1953 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS FBL
-
 
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1953-D 50c MS
$19.00
-
$14,000
$19.00 - $14,000
1953-D 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
$27.00
-
$5,250
$27.00 - $5,250
1953-D 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS
$24.00
-
$345
$24.00 - $345
1953-D 50c MS FBL
$22.00
-
$14,500
$22.00 - $14,500
1953-D 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
$130.00
-
$9,500
$130.00 - $9,500
1953-D 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS FBL
$27.00
-
$550
$27.00 - $550
1953-S 50c MS
$19.00
-
$1,350
$19.00 - $1,350
1953-S 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
$27.00
-
$1,500
$27.00 - $1,500
1953-S/S 50c Repunched Mintmark, FS-501 MS
$32.00
-
$1,750
$32.00 - $1,750
1953-S 50c MS FBL
$5,750
-
$96,500
$5,750 - $96,500
1954 50c MS
$19.00
-
$3,000
$19.00 - $3,000
1954 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
-
 
1954 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS
$23.00
-
$3,300
$23.00 - $3,300
1954 50c MS FBL
$22.00
-
$8,750
$22.00 - $8,750
1954 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
$24.00
-
$9,750
$24.00 - $9,750
1954 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS FBL
-
 
1954-D 50c MS
$19.00
-
$5,250
$19.00 - $5,250
1954-D 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
$23.00
-
$5,750
$23.00 - $5,750
1954-D 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS
$23.00
-
$5,750
$23.00 - $5,750
1954-D 50c MS FBL
$22.00
-
$10,000
$22.00 - $10,000
1954-D 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
-
 
1954-D 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS FBL
-
 

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1954-S 50c MS
$19.00
-
$1,300
$19.00 - $1,300
1954-S 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
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1954-S 50c MS FBL
$34.00
-
$5,750
$34.00 - $5,750
1954-S 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
-
 
1955 50c MS
$19.00
-
$1,400
$19.00 - $1,400
1955 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
$19.00
-
$1,500
$19.00 - $1,500
1955 50c Clashed Die, FS-403 MS
$22.00
-
$1,500
$22.00 - $1,500
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1955 50c MS FBL
$22.00
-
$4,950
$22.00 - $4,950
1955 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
$34.00
-
$625
$34.00 - $625
1956 50c MS
$19.00
-
$345
$19.00 - $345
1956 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
$23.00
-
$380
$23.00 - $380
1956 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS
-
 
1956 50c MS FBL
$22.00
-
$1,150
$22.00 - $1,150
1956 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
$24.00
-
$1,250
$24.00 - $1,250
1956 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS FBL
$24.00
-
$1,250
$24.00 - $1,250
1957 50c MS
$19.00
-
$345
$19.00 - $345
1957 50c MS FBL
$22.00
-
$1,150
$22.00 - $1,150
1957-D 50c MS
$19.00
-
$650
$19.00 - $650
1957-D/D 50c Clashed Die, RPM, FS-402 MS
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1957-D/D 50c Repunched Mintmark, FS-501 MS
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1957-D/D 50c Repunched Mintmark, FS-502 MS
-
 
1957-D 50c MS FBL
$22.00
-
$1,400
$22.00 - $1,400
1957-D/D 50c Clashed Die, RPM, FS-402 MS FBL
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1957-D/D 50c Repunched Mintmark, FS-501 MS FBL
-
 
1957-D/D 50c Repunched Mintmark, FS-502 MS FBL
-
 
1958 50c MS
$19.00
-
$345
$19.00 - $345
1958 50c Booger, FS-402 MS
-
 
1958 50c Type 2 Reverse MS
-
 
1958 50c MS FBL
$22.00
-
$1,750
$22.00 - $1,750
1958 50c Booger, FS-402 MS FBL
-
 
1958 50c Type 2 Reverse MS FBL
-
 
1958-D 50c MS
$19.00
-
$345
$19.00 - $345

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1958-D 50c MS FBL
$22.00
-
$1,250
$22.00 - $1,250
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1959 50c MS
$19.00
-
$2,700
$19.00 - $2,700
1959 50c MS PL
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1959 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
$23.00
-
$2,950
$23.00 - $2,950
1959 50c Goiter, FS-402 MS
$95.00
-
$775
$95.00 - $775
1959 50c Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801 MS
$30.00
-
$425
$30.00 - $425
1959 50c Type 2 Reverse MS
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1959 50c MS FBL
$22.00
-
$11,500
$22.00 - $11,500
1959 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
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1959 50c Goiter, FS-402 MS FBL
-
 
1959 50c Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801 MS FBL
$115.00
-
$1,750
$115.00 - $1,750
1959 50c Type 2 Reverse MS FBL
-
 
1959-D 50c MS
$19.00
-
$4,400
$19.00 - $4,400
1959-D 50c MS FBL
$22.00
-
$6,000
$22.00 - $6,000
1960 50c MS
$19.00
-
$5,000
$19.00 - $5,000
1960 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
$23.00
-
$5,500
$23.00 - $5,500
1960 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS
$23.00
-
$5,500
$23.00 - $5,500
1960 50c MS FBL
$22.00
-
$18,500
$22.00 - $18,500
1960 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
$24.00
-
$20,500
$24.00 - $20,500
1960 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS FBL
$24.00
-
$20,500
$24.00 - $20,500
1960-D 50c MS
$19.00
-
$390
$19.00 - $390
1960-D 50c MS FBL
$24.00
-
$29,000
$24.00 - $29,000
1961 50c MS
$19.00
-
$2,400
$19.00 - $2,400
1961 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
$23.00
-
$2,600
$23.00 - $2,600
1961 50c MS FBL
$27.00
-
$34,500
$27.00 - $34,500
1961 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
$37.00
-
$38,000
$37.00 - $38,000
1961-D 50c MS
$19.00
-
$2,750
$19.00 - $2,750
1961-D/D 50c Repunched Mintmark, FS-501 MS
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1961-D 50c MS FBL
$27.00
-
$34,500
$27.00 - $34,500
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1962 50c MS
$19.00
-
$3,000
$19.00 - $3,000
1962 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
-
 
1962 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS
$24.00
-
$345
$24.00 - $345
1962 50c MS FBL
$38.00
-
$34,500
$38.00 - $34,500
1962 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
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1962 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS FBL
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1962-D 50c MS
$19.00
-
$11,500
$19.00 - $11,500
1962-D 50c MS FBL
$23.00
-
$34,500
$23.00 - $34,500
1963 50c MS
$19.00
-
$3,750
$19.00 - $3,750
1963 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS
$22.00
-
$4,150
$22.00 - $4,150
1963 50c Obverse Die Clash, FS-402 MS
$22.00
-
$4,150
$22.00 - $4,150
1963 50c Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801 MS
$22.00
-
$4,150
$22.00 - $4,150
1963 50c MS FBL
$130.00
-
$31,000
$130.00 - $31,000
1963 50c Bugs Bunny Die Clash, FS-401 MS FBL
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1963-D 50c MS
$19.00
-
$4,500
$19.00 - $4,500
1963-D 50c MS FBL
$22.00
-
$18,000
$22.00 - $18,000
Franklin Half Dollar Set 50c 35 Coins MS Set Total
$650
-
$9,500
$650 - $9,500
Franklin Half Dollar Set 50c 35 Coins MS FBL Set Total
$22,500
-
$512,000
$22,500 - $512,000
       

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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Franklin Halves (1948–1963) series of Half Dollars in the U.S. Coins contains 177 distinct entries with CPG® values between $19.00 and $512,000.00.
Franklin half dollars were struck from 1948 through 1963 and are one of the shorter-lived series of the 20th century. Designed by John R. Sinnock, the half dollar bearing one of America's most famous and beloved Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin, is no doubt a popular coin. However, collecting the entire series by date and mintmark is an affordable objective, due mainly to the Franklin half dollar being a short-lived type with no truly rare regular issues.



The lowest-mintage circulation strikes are some of the Philadelphia issues, including ...

Catalog Detail

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