1956 Type 1 Franklin Silver Proof Half Dollar Coin - NGC PF-69 - Registry Quality

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1956 Type 1 Franklin Silver Proof Half Dollar Coin - NGC PF-69 - Registry Quality

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• Scarce in this near perfect, high grade. NGC Price Guide is $2,850.
  
• The obverse features a profile image of founding father Benjamin Franklin, designed by John R. Sinnock. You'll also find the coin's date, as well as the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" and the word "LIBERTY" on the front of the coin. 
• The reverse design shows an image of the Liberty Bell. This design is similar to the one featured on the 1926 Sesquicentennial Half Dollar, which was also designed by Sinnock. Next to the Liberty Bell you'll find an eagle, as well as the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST." Above it are the words "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and below it is the coin's denomination.

The Franklin Half Dollar was quite popular and circulated widely, but its run was cut short after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the subsequent introduction of the Kennedy Half Dollar honoring the slain president.