Statesman, author, inventor, and Founding Father Benjamin Franklin was on the US half dollar from 1948 to 1963.
Ben Franklin
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The plan was to continue on using Franklin. They had planned to use him for at least another 10 years with the next selection being Eisenhower.
JFK
Half a dollar. Idiot.
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JFK
JFK is on the US half-dollar COIN. The US hasn't printed half-dollar bills since the 19th century. JFK was assassinated in November 1963. In 1964 his portrait was placed on the half dollar in his honor.
1964
Yes, that is JFK on the coin.
Please check your coin again. Lincoln is on the penny, JFK is on the half dollar.
If you mean a bicentennial half dollar, it's just 50 cents.
The coin is face value
50 cents.
Value is for the silver about $2.50