Benjamin Franklin Half Dollars: 1953 P, D, S
In the year 1953, approximately 3 million Ben Franklin half dollars were minted in Philadelphia (no mint mark), about 21 million were made at the Denver mint and around 4 million were produced in San Francisco.
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 1953: January 20 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States, February 28 - Watson and Crick announce discovery of DNA, March 5 - Joseph Stalin dies, May 29 - Sir Edmund Hillary climbs Mount Everest.
Right: Picture of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin who died on March 5th.
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