1951-S, 1952-S & 1953-S Franklin Silver Half Dollar Very Fine to Extra Fine Trio

Product Description

When Congress authorized the Franklin silver half dollar in 1948, it was expected to be issued for at least 25 years. But following the tragic loss of President Kennedy, Congress quickly approved a new 1964 Kennedy half dollar, abruptly supplanting the Franklin series. This proved to be America's last half dollar series that was completely struck in traditional 90% silver. Included in this set are the silver 1951-S, 1952-S and 1953-S specimens. The San Francisco Mint produced significantly fewer Franklins compared to Philadelphia and Denver making these coins especially desirable. The issues here have mintages ranging from 13.6 million to as low as 4.1 million. Those outputs are meager compared to the 67 million minted later in the series.