- Year: 1951
- Mint Mark: No mint mark
- Type: Franklin Half
- Price: $9.00-$180.00+
- Face Value: 0.50 USD
- Produced: 16,802,000
- Edge: Reeded
- Silver Content: 90%
- Silver Weight: .3617 oz.
- Melt Value: $11.41
Notes: The proofs from this year are selling for around $400 on ebay. 57,000 proofs minted this year. The rare FBL (Full Bell Line) versions of the Franklin Half Dollar are worth between $30 and $350 depending upon overall grade.
Mintages
How much is a 1951 Ben Franklin Half Dollar worth?
In Average Circulated (AC) condition it's worth around $9.00, 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 1951, and mint state meaning it is certified MS+ by one of the top coin grading companies. *** [?].
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