Tags Franklin Half Dollars

A while back, I wrote about collecting a short set, or collecting certain coins in a set instead of a complete collection. Last year I finished a Jefferson Nickel short set which included 12 silver nickels that were minted during World War II. Eleven of them were uncirculated nickels in […]

Walking Liberty Short Set

April 7, 2018 in Coin Sets / Investing tagged Franklin Half Dollars / Jefferson Nickels / Walking Liberty Half Dollars by Kevin

As an adult coin collector, I have had a few goals. Years ago, I wanted to put together a Franklin Half Dollar collection because I thought it would be simple, and I was right. It took a little time, but I got all 35 half dollars and 1955 to 1963 […]

The Goals of a Coin Collector

November 28, 2017 in Coin Sets / My Collection tagged Franklin Half Dollars / Jefferson Nickels / Lincoln Cents / Peace Dollars by Kevin

This should be a golden rule for coin collecting. All the coins above were found in change or bank rolls. I thought about writing this recently because earlier this week, I found a El Yunque National Forest Quarter in change. If you haven’t read my previous posts, I mentioned that […]

Check Your Change

February 13, 2017 in My Collection / Research tagged Franklin Half Dollars / Jefferson Nickels / Kennedy Half Dollars / Lincoln Cents / Mercury Dimes / Roosevelt Dimes / Standing Liberty Quarters / Washington Quarters by Kevin

By 1947, the only US coin depicting Liberty on the obverse was the Walking Liberty Half Dollar. The penny had Lincoln. The nickel had Jefferson. The quarter had Washington. As of 1946, the dime had Franklin Roosevelt. Franklin Half Dollars are a short set with 35 coins between 1948 and 1963. […]

Collecting Franklin Half Dollars

July 13, 2016 in Coin Sets / Investing tagged Franklin Half Dollars / Half Dollars by Kevin