1961 Franklin Half Dollar - Proof - NGC 67

The Franklin Half Dollar is a beautiful coin that truly represents one of the most influential members of our great nation’s founding fathers. At over 60 years old, they are true-blue historical pieces that embody the undying American Spirit...and today we have something truly special!

We recently came across a small hoard of Proof Franklin Half Dollars from 1961, still sealed in their original government rolls almost 6 decades later! After seeing the quality of the coins first-hand, we decided to have them graded by the experts over at NGC and the results we astonishing: They were all in stunning PR67 or better condition!

It is often argued that Benjamin Franklin was the true lynchpin of the revolution; without his efforts in obtaining the support of our biggest ally, Britain’s arch-nemesis France, the United States of America would probably not exists as we know it today! He was so influential and vital to our nation’s success that when they commissioned the Franklin Half Dollar to be minted in 1948, he held the esteemed distinction of being the only Non-President to ever be featured on a circulating U.S. Mint coin!

In 1961 the Philadelphia Mint struck just 3,028,244 Proof Franklin Half Dollars, yet today just 17,776 are known to exist in PR67 or better condition…that breaks down to just 1 in every 170 coins in this condition!

In fact, in NGC Certified PR67 condition there are only 0.6% of Proof Franklins from 1961 known in this condition today more than 58 years later! Talk about a true collecting rarity!