In 1948 Chief Engraver for The United States Mint, John R. Sinnock sculpted the design for the Franklin half dollar based upon a bust statue of Benjamin Franklin created by Jean Antoine Houdon. The reverse features a large rendition of the Liberty Bell that is very similar in design to the reverse of the 1926 Sesquicentennial of the American Independence commemorative half dollar. When they were first released, the blasé design on the obverse paled in comparison to the previous Walking Liberty half dollar design by Weinberg. American public greeted the new Franklin half dollars with lackluster appreciation.
Franklin half dollars are made of 90% silver and have approximately 0.3617 troy ounces of pure silver in them.
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