Benjamin Franklin was a man of many professions and talents — tradesman, publisher, writer, artist, scientist, inventor, political revolutionary, statesman. Bugs Bunny, on the other hand, is a ...

The coin was designed by John R. Sinnock and first minted in 1948, with the last minting in 1963. The half dollar features a profile of Franklin on the front and the Liberty Bell on the reverse side.

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 ...

The half dollar is one of the most popular U.S. coins to collect. Though many aren’t worth more than their face value, older half dollars often hold value due to the silver in their composition ...

JFK would appear on the half-dollar. The US Mint quickly began to replace Benjamin Franklin with the fallen president. As coin production technology improved over the past half-century ...