1948 – 1963 Franklin Half Dollar is 90% silver, and as such is classified as junk silver. You can Use the Silver Coin Value calculator to see the value of silver in this coin.
Listed below are the mintage numbers for each year. The year column lists the year and mint mark on the coin where, D is for Denver, S is for San Francisco, and P is for Philadelphia. Also, a coin without a mint mark means the coin was minted in Philadelphia.
The Mintage column is the number of coins struck and released by the U.S. Mint.
The Numismatic Value Range column represents what people typically pay for that type of coin (usually a very wide price range depending on the condition and demand of the coin).
| Year | Mintage | Numismatic Value Range |
| 1948 | 3,006,814 | $7.00 – $210.00 |
| 1948-D | 4,028,600 | $7.00 – $300.00 |
| 1949 | 5,614,000 | $7.00 – $290.00 |
| 1949-D | 4,120,600 | $9.00 – $500.00 |
| 1949-S | 3,744,000 | $9.00 – $600.00 |
| 1950 | 7,742,123 | $7.00 – $210.00 |
| 1950-D | 8,031,600 | $8.00 – $900.00 |
| 1951 | 16,802,102 | $7.00 – $300.00 |
| 1951-D | 9,475,200 | $7.00 – $600.00 |
| 1951-S | 13,696,000 | $7.00 – $600.00 |
| 1952 | 21,192,093 | $7.00 – $300.00 |
| 1952-D | 25,395,600 | $7.00 – $400.00 |
| 1952-S | 5,526,000 | $10.00 – $1,100.00 |
| 1953 | 2,796,920 | $11.00 – $900.00 |
| 1953-D | 20,900,400 | $7.00 – $300.00 |
| 1953-S | 4,148,000 | $9.00 – $2,000.00 |
| 1954 | 13,188,203 | $7.00 – $300.00 |
| 1954-D | 25,445,580 | $7.00 – $300.00 |
| 1954-S | 4,993,400 | $8.00 – $500.00 |
| 1955 | 2,876,381 | $20.00 – $400.00 |
| 1956 | 4,032,000 | $7.00 – $200.00 |
| 1957 | 5,114,000 | $7.00 – $150.00 |
| 1957-D | 19,996,850 | $7.00 – $100.00 |
| 1958 | 4,042,000 | $7.00 – $120.00 |
| 1958-D | 23,962,412 | $7.00 – $100.00 |
| 1959 | 6,200,000 | $7.00 – $300.00 |
| 1959-D | 13,053,750 | $7.00 – $250.00 |
| 1960 | 6,024,000 | $7.00 – $350.00 |
| 1960-D | 18,215,812 | $7.00 – $500.00 |
| 1961 | 8,290,000 | $7.00 – $800.00 |
| 1961-D | 20,276,442 | $7.00 – $800.00 |
| 1962 | 9,714,000 | $7.00 – $1,500.00 |
| 1962-D | 35,473,281 | $7.00 – $700.00 |
| 1963 | 22,164,000 | $7.00 – $500.00 |
| 1963-D | 67,069,292 | $7.00 – $200.00 |