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About 1953 D Franklin Half Dollar Very Good
The Franklin Half Dollar was issued from 1948 to 1963. The coins feature Benjamin Franklin on the obverse and the Liberty Bell on the reverse. In a way, the introduction of the series represented the end of an era. The half dollar was the final circulating coin design to make the switch from a depiction of the allegorical Liberty figure to a portrait of an actual person.The design for the series was created by John R. Sinnock, the Chief Engraver of the US Mint from 1925 to 1947. The obverse portrait was modeled after a bust by 18th century sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon. The inscriptions include "Liberty" above, "In God We Trust" below, and the date to Franklin's right.
