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He was from 1948-1963 when he was replaced by John F Kennedy in the wake of his assassination. All half dollars intended for circulation from 1964 onwards are the JFK half dollars.
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RafaNo, Benjamin Franklin is not currently featured on the half dollar coin. The current design features a portrait of President John F. Kennedy. Benjamin Franklin has been featured on various U.S. coins in the past, including the half dollar, but the design has since been changed.
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Who was the only American to appear on the us coin who were not presidents?
Benjamin Franklin - Half Dollar
Who is the president on the US half dollar coin?
John F. Kennedy has appeared on the US half dollar since 1964. From 1948 to 1963 the coin carried a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Before that it had various images of Miss Liberty.
How many grams of silver in a Franklin dollar?
There is no such coin as a Franklin dollar. If you're referring to a Franklin HALF dollar, it weighs about 12.5 grams in new condition, and 90% of that is silver. The other 10% is copper.
First 6 us presidents on the first coins and when the coins came out?
The first was Abraham Lincoln on the 1909 Cent. Then came Washington on the 1932 Quarter. Third is Jefferson on the 1938 Nickel. Next is Franklin D Roosevelt who appeared on the 1946 Dime. John Kennedy came on the 1964 Half Dollar. Finally, Dwight D. Eisenhower appeared on the 1971 Dollar coin, rounding out the first six. Benjamin Franklin did appear on the half dollar in 1948, but he was never a President. Beginning in 2007, the US Mint has been issuing Dollar coins with the Presidents on them, four issues a year, in order of their Presidency.
What is the value of independence JFK half dollar coin?
If you mean a bicentennial half dollar, it's just 50 cents.
