Coin: silver ½ dollar

Museum number:

2-57928a

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Accession number:

Acc.2970

Description:

Uncirculated Franklin half dollar, 1959, 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.

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.

Collection date:

1959

Materials:

Silver (metal)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Coins (money), Half dollars, and United States dollar (system of money)

Function:

7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers

Production date:

1959

Accession date:

1973

Department:

Nonnative US and Canada (except California)

Comment:

Part of uncirculated set.