April 26, 2024
1960-p Ben Franklin Half Dollar 7 Bell Lines Visible BU 90% Silver Nice lot2
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1960-p Ben Franklin Half Dollar 7 Bell Lines Visible BU� 90% Silver Brilliant 1960-p Ben Franklin Silver Half Dollar Coin 7 Bell lines visible. Ben Franklin Brilliant Uncirculated Business Strike Coin .Coin Snaps Case. 1960-p Ben Franklin half dollar. Typical bag marks or scuff marks that come from these coins from rolls. 7 Bell Lines Visible. The Franklin half dollar is a coin that was struck by the United States Mint ("Mint") from 1948 to 1963. The fifty-cent piece pictures Founding Father Benjamin Franklin on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse. A small eagle was placed to the right of the bell to fulfill the legal requirement that half dollars depict the figure of an eagle. Produced in 90 percent silver with a reeded edge , the coin was struck at the Philadelphia , Denver , and San Francisco mints.Mint director Nellie Tayloe Ross had long admired Franklin, and wanted him to be depicted on a coin. In 1947, she instructed the Mint's chief engraver, John R. Sinnock , to prepare designs for a Franklin half dollar. Sinnock's designs were based on his earlier work, but he died before their completion. The designs were completed by Sinnock's successor, Gilroy Roberts . The Mint submitted the new designs to the Commission of Fine Arts ("Commission") for its advisory opinion. The Commission disliked the small eagle and felt
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