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Benjamin Franklin Half Dollar is a coin steeped in history and
unuaual facts. Up until 1979, with the advent of the Susan
B. Anthony Dollar, Benjamin Franklin was the only real-person,
non-president, to appear on a coin designed for circulation.
Mr. Franklin served as the first U.S. Post Master, he invented
dozens of useful items, and he was a brilliant writer and
statesman.
John R. Sinnock, the designer of this coin, had his initials
engraved in all of the Franklin Half Dollar dies, and positioned
these initials below Franklin's bust. During those McCarthy-era
years, paranoia got the best of some people, who complained that
the initials JRS stood for Joseph Stalin. For yet another
reason, Mr. Sinnock was later denounced for his design, as the
Bell that appears on the reverse is very similar to the
Sesquicentennial Commemorative Half Dollar of 1926. By law, the
eagle had to appear on all half dollars since the 1790s. But
since Franklin was synonymous with Philadelphia, the Liberty
Bell seemed more appropriate. This conflict was resolved by
designing the likeness of a very tiny eagle, which appears on
all issues, at the side of the Bell.
<%
' This routine will display a list of items, one line per call. Required parameters are:
'
' item_num Item number of the item being sold
' item_description Description of item being sold
' item_price Price of item being sold
' display_style not used
' display_mode 4 types of modes are allowed; R = Regular, S = Sold out, O = Special Order, N = Not available
' minqty minimum quantity that can be ordered
' background 1 or 0, used to alternate lines between grey back ground and no background for ease of reading table
function table_list_100_percent(ByVal item_num, ByVal item_description, ByVal item_price, ByVal display_style, ByVal display_mode, ByVal minqty, ByVal background)
minqty_field = "Min=" & minqty
If background = 1 then table_background = "#99CCFF" else table_background = "#FFFFFF" end if
if item_price = .95 then display_mode = "O" end if
if item_price = .97 then display_mode = "O" end if
bookmark = item_num
%>
<% end function %>
<% title="Franklin Half Dollars 1948 - 1949" %>
<%
call table_list_100_percent("50-1948-BUD", "1948-D Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", 19.95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1948-BUP", "1948-P Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", 25.95, "S", "O" , 1, O)
%>
<%
call table_list_100_percent("50-1949-BUD", "1949-D Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((0 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1949-BUP", "1949-P Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", 91.95, "S", "R" , 1, O)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1948-BUS", "1949-S Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((0 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
%>
<% title="Franklin Half Dollars 1950 - 1959" %>
<%
call table_list_100_percent("50-1950-BUD", "1950-D Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((705 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1950-BUP", "1950-P Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((700 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 0)
%>
<%
call table_list_100_percent("50-1951-BUD", "1951-D Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((620 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1951-BUP", "1951-P Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((340 / 20) * 1.50) + .95, "S", "R" , 1, 0)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1951-BUS", "1951-S Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((770 / 20) * 1.50) + .95, "S", "R" , 1, 1)
%>
<%
call table_list_100_percent("50-1952-BUD", "1952-D Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((0 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1952-BUP", "1952-P Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((0 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 0)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1952-BUS", "1952-S Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((0 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
%>
<%
call table_list_100_percent("50-1953-BUD", "1953-D Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((0 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1953-BUP", "1953-P Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((0 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 0)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1953-BUS", "1953-S Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((0 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
%>
<%
call table_list_100_percent("50-1954-BUD", "1954-D Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((0 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1954-BUP", "1954-P Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((185 / 20) * 1.50) + .95, "S", "R" , 1, 0)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1954-BUS", "1954-S Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((420 / 20) * 1.50) + .95, "S", "R" , 1, 1)
%>
<%
call table_list_100_percent("50-1955-BUP", "1955-P Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((0 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
%>
<%
call table_list_100_percent("50-1956-BUP", "1956-P Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((275 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
%>
<%
call table_list_100_percent("50-1957-BUD", "1957-D Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((140 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1957-BUP", "1957-P Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((0 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 0)
%>
<%
call table_list_100_percent("50-1958-BUD", "1958-D Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((115 / 20) * 1.50) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1958-BUP", "1958-P Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((0 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 0)
%>
<%
call table_list_100_percent("50-1959-BUD", "1959-D Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((120 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1959-BUP", "1959-P Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((0 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 0)
%>
<% title="Franklin Half Dollars 1960 - 1963" %>
<%
call table_list_100_percent("50-1960-BUD", "1960-D Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((100 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1960-BUP", "1960-P Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((119 / 20) * 1.50) + .95, "S", "R" , 1, 0)
%>
<%
call table_list_100_percent("50-1961-BUD", "1961-D Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((117 / 20) * 1.50) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1961-BUP", "1961-P Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((116 / 20) * 1.50) + .95, "S", "R" , 1, 0)
%>
<%
call table_list_100_percent("50-1962-BUD", "1962-D Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((77 / 20) * 1.50) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1962-BUP", "1962-P Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((114 / 20) * 1.50) + .95, "S", "R" , 1, 0)
%>
<%
call table_list_100_percent("50-1963-BUD", "1963-D Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((74 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 1)
call table_list_100_percent("50-1963-BUP", "1963-P Silver Brilliant Uncirculated Franklin Half Dollar", round((74 / 20) * 1.40) + .95, "S", "O" , 1, 0)
%>
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