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Beginner collectors should enjoy the BU Franklin Half Dollars due to their easy accessibility and low premiums. Experienced collectors, however, should invest in the Proof Franklin Half Dollars. The Philadelphia Mint was the only mint to participate in the collection and kept the mintage at a minimum. The lowest mintage, of the series, is only 51,386, wherein the highest is just above 3 million. That is a drastic difference from the BU Franklins, which the lowest mintage is roughly 2.5 million. In an effort to make the search for Proof Franklins more valuable and interesting, collectors search for highly graded coins. The Certified Proof Franklin Half Dollar 1962 PF66 NGC has received a high grade, by NGC, and is forever preserved in an official NGC holder.
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. 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.