Benjamin Franklin Half Dollars: 1950 P, D
In the year 1950, approximately 8 million Ben Franklin half dollars were minted in Philadelphia (no mint mark) and about 8 million were made at the Denver mint.
Franklin halves were made of 90% silver. The mint mark appears on the reverse side of the coin above the image of the Liberty Bell.
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Events of 1950: January 17 - Brinks armored car robbery committed in Boston, June 25 - Korean War begins, September 15 - Allied troops land in Inchon, Korea, October 2 - Charles Schulz's comic "Peanuts" debuts in American newspapers.
Right: Picture of General Douglas MacArthur at Inchon.
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