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Yes, all Franklin half dollars are made of 90% silver and 10% copper. They contain 11.25 grams of silver.

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What is the silver content of a 1951 Franklin half dollar?

All Franklin half dollars are 90% silver with 10% copper.


What is the silver content of 1960 Franklin half dollar?

All Franklin half dollars are 90% silver, 10% copper.


What is the silver content of a 1959 half dollar?

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What is the silver content of a 1948 half dollar?

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What is the silver content of a Franklin half dollar?

Franklin half dollars (which were minted between 1948 and 1963) weigh 12.5 grams and are 90% silver (the other 10% is copper) - they thus have an ASW (Actual Silver Weight) of 0.3617 troy ounces of silver. Walking Liberty half dollars (minted 1916 through 1947) and Barber half dollars (minted 1892 through 1915) have the same compositions, as do the 1964 Kennedy half dollars.


Who is on the 50 cents piece?

Benjamin Franklin is on the 1948-1963 Silver Half Dollars.


Who is on the 1962 50 cent piece?

Benjamin Franklin is on the 1948-1963 Silver Half Dollars.


How much is a1952 Franklin silver half dollar worth?

1952 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 $13.00


1953 Franklin half dollar?

Franklin half dollars are not rare or even scarce so if the coin has any wear at all value is just for the silver about $10.00.


How much is a 1962 Franklin half dollar?

1962 is not a hard date to come by for Franklin half dollars, actually all Franklin half's regardless of mintmark are common and most circulated coins are valued for the silver only, about $7.00


Benjamin Franklin half dollars?

Franklin Half dollars are common coins and are not hard to find. Because of this, and the high price of silver, circulated coins are valued slightly above the silver content of the coin about $10.00 each. Only Mint State coins would have higher premiums.


What is a Ben Franklin half dollar worth 1953?

Franklin half dollars are not rare or even scarce so if the coin has any wear at all, value is just for the silver about $16.00.