Half Dollars - Franklin 1948-1963
Franklin Half Dollar 1948 - 1963
Weight: 12.5 grams
Content: 90% silver 10% copper
Diameter: 30 millimeters
Mint Mark Legend
Centered above the bell on the reverse
none Philadelphia 1793-present
D Denver, CO 1906-present
S San Francisco, CA 1854-1955; 1968-present
| Year | Circulation | Proofs |
| 1948 | 3,006,814 | 0 |
| 1948 D | 4,028,600 | 0 |
| 1949 | 5,614,000 | 0 |
| 1949 D | 4,120,600 | 0 |
| 1949 S | 3,744,000 | 0 |
| 1950 | 7,742,123 | 51,386 |
| 1950 D | 8,031,600 | 0 |
| 1951 | 16,802,102 | 57,500 |
| 1951 D | 9,475,200 | 0 |
| 1951 S | 13,696,000 | 0 |
| 1952 | 21,192,093 | 81,980 |
| 1952 D | 25,395,600 | 0 |
| 1952 S | 5,526,000 | 0 |
| 1953 | 2,668,120 | 128,800 |
| 1953 D | 20,900,400 | 0 |
| 1953 S | 4,148,000 | 0 |
| 1954 | 13,188,203 | 233,300 |
| 1954 D | 25,445,580 | 0 |
| 1954 S | 4,993,400 | 0 |
| 1955 | 2,498,181 | 378,200 |
| 1956 | 4,032,000 | 669,384 |
| 1957 | 5,114,000 | 1,247,952 |
| 1957 D | 19,996,850 | 0 |
| 1958 | 4,042,000 | 875,652 |
| 1958 D | 23,962,412 | 0 |
| 1959 | 6,200,000 | 1,149,291 |
| 1959 D | 13,053,750 | 0 |
| 1960 | 6,024,000 | 1,691,602 |
| 1960 D | 18,215,812 | 0 |
| 1961 | 8,290,000 | 3,028,244 |
| 1961 D | 20,276,442 | 0 |
| 1962 | 9,714,000 | 3,218,019 |
| 1962 D | 35,473,281 | 0 |
| 1963 | 22,164,000 | 3,075,645 |
| 1963 D | 67,069,292 | 0 |