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With an appealingly low mintage of only 2.5 million, the 1955 Franklin is in high demand among collectors. The best way to collect a lower mintage coin is to buy it certified, so that it is validated and is not a counterfeit. The Certified Franklin Half Dollar 1955 MS65 NGC has earned a high grade, for the Franklins, of MS65 and is forever preserved in a coin holder. NGC is the proud company, who assigned the coin's grade, and is world renowned for its extremely accurate grading methods.
The Franklin was minted from 1948-1963, replacing the Walking Liberty. Since the Mint Director, at the time, deeply admired Benjamin Franklin, his name came up when the mint was deciding who would be on the next portrait. The Franklin Half Dollar series was abundantly minted each year, leaving thousands of coins for future collectors. Coinage minted in 1964 and before were made with 90% silver and 10% copper. Franklin has been quoted saying he would rather a proverb be featured, on a coin, so collectors can have something to ponder while holding the coin. Along with disagreeing with portraits on coins, Franklin also disagreed with the Bald Eagle being the national bird. He claimed among numismatist lore, that the eagle was only viewed as a scavenger. The obverse features the Founding Father, who in his hay day was more than just a politician and a scientist. Franklin's other careers were an inventory, political theorist, author, printer, freemason, postmaster, and civic activist. In a very small design, the eagle is represented on the reverse, as well as the cracked Liberty bell.