Current retail value is $8.00
The easy thing to do is type in 1961 doubled-die proof Franklin into your search box and click on images.
Turn the coin over and look at the denomination on the back. It's a half dollar.
Please turn the coin over and check the denomination on the back. It's a 50¢ piece, not a dollar.
1961 is not a hard date to come by for Franklin half dollars. Actually all Franklin half's (1948-1963) regardless of mintmark are common and most circulated coins are valued for the silver only, about $12.00
As of 02/2009, about $6 for its silver content.The coin is very common, most are only valued for the silver, about $12.00
At current silver prices, a '61 Franklin half is worth just under $10.
A U.S. fifty cent piece dated 1961 is a Franklin half dollar. The coin is not rare, if it shows any wear the value is about $12.00 just for the silver.
4-13-11>> So many were made that most are valued for the silver, about $13.00
August 4, 2009 The 1961 US Proof Set sold for $2.10 when new and today it is valued at about $16.
No president is on a 1961 half dollar. It depicts Benjamin Franklin who was a Founding Father, statesman, diplomat, inventor, writer, and philosopher ... but never president.
Please check again. The last $5 silver certificates were printed in 1953. NO bills were printed with the date 1961.
There was no half dollar released in 1961 that featured Washington. Check the date/design on your coin and post a new question.