Benjamin Franklin Half Dollars: 1958 P, D
In the year 1958, approximately 5 Million Ben Franklin half dollars were minted in Philadelphia (no mint mark) and about 24 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 1958: January 28 - Charles Starkweather & Caril Ann Fugate murder spree begins, March 27 - Nikita Khrushchev becomes Premier of the USSR, October 9 - Death of Pope Pius XII, December 9 - Founding of the John Birch Society.
Right: Picture of Nikita Khrushchev.
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