Benjamin Franklin Half Dollars: 1963 P, D
In the year 1963, approximately 25 Million Ben Franklin half dollars were minted in Philadelphia (no mint mark) and about 67 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 1963: March 5 - Patsy Cline killed in plane crash, June 3 - Pope John XXIII dies, June 12 - Medgar Evers murdered, November 22 - President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas.
Right: Picture of the Kennedys in Dallas.
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