Benjamin Franklin Half Dollars: 1954 P, D, S
In the year 1954, approximately 13 million Ben Franklin half dollars were minted in Philadelphia (no mint mark), about 25 million were made at the Denver mint and around 5 million were produced in San Francisco.
Franklin halves were made of 90% silver. The mint mark appears on the reverse side of the coin above the image of the Liberty Bell.
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Events of 1954: January 14 - Baseball player Joe DiMaggio and actress Marilyn Monroe are married, March 13 - Battle of Dien Bien Phu commences in Vietnam, April 1 - US Air Force Academy established, April 22 - Senator Joseph McCarthy begins "investigation" of communist sympathizers in the US Army.
Right: Picture of Marilyn Monroe.
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