The Franklin half dollar is a former coin of the United States. It was a half dollar with a picture of Benjamin Franklin on the obverse, and the Liberty Bell on the reverse. A small eagle to the right of the bell was necessitated by law; ironically, Franklin himself had opposed the selection of the eagle as the US national symbol. Approximately 500 million Franklin halves were minted during the period 1948 to 1963. A bill rushed through Congress after the assassination of John Kennedy caused the Franklin half to be replaced by the current Kennedy half dollar in February 1964, nine years before the design would otherwise have been eligible for a change.
Example Usage of Franklin
njheadlines: Franklin man cross-dresses as mother to withdraw money from her account, police say http://bit.ly/5mCID8
NickFahrenkopf: WOW- and this is *after* Aretha Franklin performed for her! RT @WNYT: WNYT.com: New home planned for RPI's Pres Jackson http://bit.ly/5WtKbh
davidbmetcalfe: Thanks for the RT @zacodin you're earlier Inuit posts were a source of inspiration for the Franklin Expedition link.
