1963 Half Dollar

Notes: Of the 22 million 1963 Silver Ben Franklin Half Dollars issued just 3.07 million proofs were issued. Proofs are selling for somewhere between $15 and $23 dollars. This was the final year for the Ben Franklin Half Dollars. The rare FBL (Full Bell Line) versions of the Franklin Half Dollar are worth between $200 and $18,000 depending upon overall grade and quality of bell lines. This makes the FBL versions the 2nd most valuable of the series.

How much is a 1963 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 $58 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 1963, and mint state meaning it is certified MS+ by one of the top coin grading companies. *** [?].

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Yes! Ben Franklin Half Dollar's produced in 1963 are 90% silver to be precise, and contain .3617 troy oz or 11.25 grams in total of .999 pure silver. Silver weight is measured in troy ounces. Troy ounces weigh about 2 grams more than the standard ounce. CoinTrackers has built a tool that will let you know if your coin is silver or not. The tool is called Is My Coin Silver?.