Benjamin Franklin Half Dollars: 1959 P, D
In the year 1959, approximately 7 Million Ben Franklin half dollars were minted in Philadelphia (no mint mark) and about 13 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 1959: January 3 - Alaska becomes the 49th state, February 3 - Buddy Hooly, Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens killed in plane crash, April 9 - Death of Frank Lloyd Wright, October 2 - "The Twilight Zone" premiers on CBS television.
Right: Picture of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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