Benjamin Franklin Half Dollars: 1961 P, D
In the year 1961, approximately 11 Million Ben Franklin half dollars were minted in Philadelphia (no mint mark) and about 20 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 1961: January 20 - Kennedy sworn in as President of the US, April 12 - Yuri Gagarin makes first human space flight, May 5 - Alan Shepard makes first US space flight, July 2 - Ernest Hemingway commits suicide.
Right: Picture of President Kennedy.
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