- Year: 1951
- Mint Mark: D
- Type: Franklin Half
- Price: $10.00-$275.00+
- Face Value: 0.50 USD
- Produced: 9,475,000
- Edge: Reeded
- Silver Content: 90%
- Silver Weight: .3617 oz.
- Melt Value: $11.41
Notes: These are selling for around $170 on ebay. They are worth more than the other 2 minted coins from San Francisco and from Philly. The rare FBL (Full Bell Line) versions of the Franklin Half Dollar are worth between $50 and $610 depending upon overall grade.
Mintages
How much is a 1951 D Ben Franklin Half Dollar worth?
In Average Circulated (AC) condition it's worth around $10.00, one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $275 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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