½ Dollar "Franklin Half Dollar" , United States
1948-1963
Obverse
Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
Description:
Benjamin Franklin facing right
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
LIBERTY 1953 JRS IN GOD WE TRUST
Engravers:
John R. Sinnock
Reverse
Description:
Liberty Bell with a small eagle with the denomination below
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES oF AMERICA ·E· PLURIBUS UNUM HALF DOLLAR
Translation:
United States of America ·Out· Of Many One Half Dollar
Engravers:
John R. SinnockGilroy Roberts
Specifications
Categories
Issuer Hierarchy
Year1948 ~ 1963
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½ Dollar (Providence, Rhode Island Tercentenary)
Obverse: John Williams in a canoe, holding a bible, and greeting a Native American who stands on the shore extending a hand. The “sun of religious liberty” appears in the background., Reverse: An anchor and shield motif, adopted from the Rhode Island state seal.
