1963 Franklin Half Dollar
Item Number: 177
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Description
The United States Mint produced Franklin half dollars from 1948 through 1963. These coins remain in demand today due to their historical significance and symbolism.
The Franklin Half Dollar came about because then-mint director Nellie Tayloe Ross was an admirer of Franklin and wanted his likeness depicted on a coin. In 1947, Ms. Ross instructed the mint’s chief engraver, John Sinnock, to begin working on designs for such a coin. Unfortunately, Mr. Sinnock passed away before the completion of his designs, and his successor, Gilroy Roberts, completed the coin’s final design.
The coins were first released in April of 1948 and soon after experienced a degree of controversy. Sinnock’s initials, JRS, appeared on the coin at the cutoff of Franklin’s shoulder. Some believed that these initials were actually a tribute to former Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. The mint explained, however, that these initials were simply Sinnock’s initials-nothing more-and the mint made no changes to the coin’s design. Franklin Half Dollars were then regularly minted until 1963. In 1964, the coin was replaced by the Kennedy Half Dollar.
They are also 90% silver
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Special Instructions
Donated by Bill Hooten-- Lions Club
A Service Club in the Irving area serving since 1957. We have about 40 members and meet weekly at Noon on Wednesday at the Golden Corral Restaurant-1701 N Beltline Rd Irving, TX 75060
The Irving Noon-Day Lions conduct several Vision Clinics during the IISD school year. Students are referrd byn their school nurses through the Head Nurse's Office and come to the Irving YMCA to be screened by an Optomitrist on the Lions Sight & Tissue Foundation Vision Van (a 40 foot Blue Bird equipped with 2 doctor stations and other screening equipment). They pick out a frame and the glasses are then delivered to the school in 3-4 weeks. This provides them with better vision in the classroom which has been shown to improve performance.
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
INDLC partners with the Irving Schools Foundation to annually offer a $1,000 scholarship to one student from each of the 4 High Schools in the Irving ISD. The students are selected based on acedemic performance, community service and monetary need.
The proceeds of this auction on any items donated by Irving Noonday Lions will go toward Canine Companions. LPCCI https://www.lpcci.com/
Lions Project for Canine Companions for Independence