Coin: silver 50 cent

Museum number:
2-57180
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2970
Description:
Franklin half dollar, 1948, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: LIBERTY / IN GOD WE TRUST - (date) - Franklin bust facing right. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF DOLLAR - liberty bell center, small eagle to left. Size: 3.0 cm. diameter Weight: 12.42 g.
Donor:
Newton Henry Neustadter Jr. and Roberta Elliot Neustadter
Collection place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Production place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
Newton Henry Neustadter Jr.
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money) and Half dollars
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1948
Accession date:
1973
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: silver 50 cent, accession number 2-57180, described as Franklin half dollar, 1948, minted in Philadelphia. Obverse: LIBERTY / IN GOD WE TRUST - (date) - Franklin bust facing right. Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / HALF DOLLAR - liberty bell center, small eagle to left. Size: 3.0 cm. diameter Weight: 12.42 g.

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