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Franklin Half Dollar melt value
1948-1963 · 90.0% silver · 0.3617 troy ounces per coin
Series 1948-1963Weight 12.50 gFineness 90.0% silverSilver content 0.3617 ozt
Melt value now
$24.80 at silver $68.58/ozt · August 27, 2026
$24.80 at silver $68.58/ozt · August 27, 2026
The Ben Franklin and Liberty Bell half struck for sixteen years.
- A Franklin Half Dollar contains 0.3617 troy ounces of silver (12.50 grams of 90.0% fine silver).
- Its melt value is $24.80 at the silver price of $68.58 per troy ounce, as of .
- That is 49.6 times its $0.50 face value.
- Struck 1948-1963.
Value by quantity
| Quantity | Silver content | Melt value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 coin | 0.3617 ozt | $24.80 |
| 5 coins | 1.8085 ozt | $124.02 |
| 10 coins | 3.6170 ozt | $248.04 |
| 20 coins | 7.2339 ozt | $496.07 |
A $100 face-value bag of these coins contains about 72.3 troy ounces of silver as minted, or 71.5 ounces by the circulated-market convention of 0.715 ozt per dollar of face value (dealers assume wear). At $68.58 silver that is $4,960.79 as minted, $4,903.18 circulated.
The math
12.50 g × 0.900 fine ÷ 31.1035 g/ozt = 0.3617 ozt × $68.58 = $24.80
If silver moves
| Silver price | Franklin Half Dollar melt value |
|---|---|
| $61.72 | $22.32 |
| $65.15 | $23.56 |
| $68.58 | $24.80 |
| $72.00 | $26.04 |
| $75.43 | $27.28 |
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