One of the smaller effects of JFK’s assassination is that the government put his image on half dollar coins beginning in 1964. Those coins permanently replaced the Benjamin Franklin 50-cent ...

Although it was only minted from 1948 to 1963, the Franklin half dollar is a hot item with collectors. This 50-cent piece ...

The Franklin Half Dollar is popular for several reasons, including its patriotic images and the fact that Benjamin Franklin himself graces the front. Franklin is also on the $100 bill, but chances ...