SAN FRANCISCO — Benjamin Franklin was so busy as an inventor, publisher, scientist, diplomat and U.S. founding father that it’s easy to lose track of his accomplishments.

Those coins permanently replaced the Benjamin Franklin 50-cent pieces, ... 1958 Full Bell Line Franklin Half Dollar: $129,250. 1949-S Full Bell Line Franklin Half Dollar: $31,725.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Benjamin Franklin was so busy as an inventor, publisher, diplomat and U.S. founding father that it’s easy to lose track of his accomplishments. Add one more to the roster: his ...

Last year, the United States commemorated the 60th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, who was gunned down in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. One of the smaller impacts of JFK's ...

Franklin half dollars were issued from 1948 through 1963, according to the Gainesville Coins website. They were the last U.S. half dollar series struck entirely in 90% silver.