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It's actually called a Franklin half because it shows a picture of Benjamin Franklin rather than Miss Liberty. Please see the Related Question for more information.
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.
Please check your coin again and post a new, separate question. No US $1 coins were struck from 1936 to 1970 inclusive. If the coin has a picture of Benjamin Franklin on the front, please turn it over and look at the denomination; it's a half dollar. In that case, check the related question for more information.
$5.50
Please check your coin again. It's either not 1961, not JFK, or not a dollar. > In 1961 Kennedy was (a) very much alive and (b) had just taken office so his image couldn't legally be on a coin. > The US didn't make any $1 coins from 1936 to 1970 inclusive. > Half dollars carried a picture of Benjamin Franklin from 1948 to 1963. > JFK's picture was put on the half in 1964 following the assassination in November 1963.
Turn the coin over and look at the denomination on the back. It's a half dollar.
It's actually called a Franklin half because it shows a picture of Benjamin Franklin rather than Miss Liberty. Please see the Related Question for more information.
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.
Current retail value is $8.00
Please check again and post a new question. JFK halves were first minted in 1964, following the assassination. 1961 halves have Benjamin Franklin's portrait.
It was made in 1961
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.
Please check your coin again and post a new, separate question. No US $1 coins were struck from 1936 to 1970 inclusive. If the coin has a picture of Benjamin Franklin on the front, please turn it over and look at the denomination; it's a half dollar. In that case, check the related question for more information.
$5.50
Please check your coin again. It's either not 1961, not JFK, or not a dollar. > In 1961 Kennedy was (a) very much alive and (b) had just taken office so his image couldn't legally be on a coin. > The US didn't make any $1 coins from 1936 to 1970 inclusive. > Half dollars carried a picture of Benjamin Franklin from 1948 to 1963. > JFK's picture was put on the half in 1964 following the assassination in November 1963.
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.