- Year: 1961
- Mint Mark: No mint mark
- Type: Franklin Half
- Price: $12.00-$180.00+
- Face Value: 0.50 USD
- Produced: 8,290,000
- Edge: Reeded
- Silver Content: 90%
- Silver Weight: .3617 oz.
- Melt Value: $11.27
Notes: There are 3 million proofs issued this year. Of those 3 million there are an unknown number of "Double Die" proofs. The proofs themselves regularly sell for around $22 while the Double Die error proofs sell for somewhere between $1,100 and $1,250 each. The rare FBL (Full Bell Line) versions of the Franklin Half Dollar are worth between $100 and $6,000 depending upon overall grade and quality of bell lines. Making these one of the most expensive in the series.
Mintages
How much is a 1961 Ben Franklin Half Dollar worth?
In Average Circulated (AC) condition it's worth around $12.00, one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $180 at auction. This price does not reference any standard coin grading scale. So when we say Average Circulated, we mean in a similar condition to other coins circulated in 1961, and mint state meaning it is certified MS+ by one of the top coin grading companies. *** [?].
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