1956 50C, FBL MS66FBL Certification #19539160, PCGS #86671

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Owner's Comments

I decided to include a few of my finest and most eye appealing type coins that I have also collected to show a bit of diversity in this competition group. This 1956 P Franklin Half Dollar has an amazing end of roll pattern that was speculated to have been stored in a plastic tube with tissue paper of some sort crumpled up in the ends of the tube to prevent the coins from shifting back and forth. It was that contact with the tissue paper that toned this Half Dollar. Again this is just speculation but given the beautiful, clear color, dripping luster, and no oxidation to cloudy up the color it seems very plausible. However it toned it`s an amazing toned coin....

Expert Comments

Jaime Hernandez

The 1956-P Franklin Half Dollar is one of the semi key dates in the series, as it has one of the lower mintages for the Franklin Half Dollar series. A little over 4 million examples were struck, which is considerably low, especially if compared to the mintage of the 1963-D Franklin Half Dollars which has a mintage of over 67 million.

The 1956-P is very common in circulated grades and even up to low Uncirculated grades such as MS60-MS63. In MS64 and MS65 they are a little scarcer but can still be bought in large quantities including in rolls. In MS66 condition they are now scarcer but probably several thousand examples still exist. In MS67 condition they are very difficult to find with less than 50 examples known and none being graded higher.

PCGS #

86671

Designer

John R. Sinnock/John Frederick Lewis

Edge

Reeded

Diameter

30.00 millimeters

Weight

12.50 grams

Mintage

4032000

Metal

90% Silver, 10% Copper

Pop Higher

178

Pop Lower

6815

Region

The United States of America

Price Guide

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Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More

Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity by Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity by Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
65 or Better	18500	R-2.8	23 / 35 TIE	23 / 35 TIE
All Grades	18500	R-2.8	23 / 35 TIE	23 / 35 TIE
60 or Better	8300	R-3.3	32 / 35	32 / 35

Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.
65 or Better	18500
All Grades	18500
60 or Better	8300

Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.
65 or Better	R-2.8
All Grades	R-2.8
60 or Better	R-3.3

Relative Rarity by Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
65 or Better	23 / 35 TIE
All Grades	23 / 35 TIE
60 or Better	32 / 35

Relative Rarity by Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
65 or Better	23 / 35 TIE
All Grades	23 / 35 TIE
60 or Better	32 / 35

Condition Census Learn More

Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	MS67+FBL PCGS grade	Linda Gail Collection (PCGS Set Registry)
1	MS67+FBL PCGS grade
1	MS67+FBL PCGS grade
4	MS67FBL PCGS grade	Heritage 4/2017:15614, $1,762.50 - Otsquago Franklins Collection (PCGS Set Registry)
4	MS67FBL PCGS grade	“Golden Gate FBL Franklins” Collection (PCGS Set Registry)

#1 MS67+FBL PCGS grade

Linda Gail Collection (PCGS Set Registry)

#1 MS67+FBL PCGS grade

#4 MS67FBL PCGS grade

Heritage 4/2017:15614, $1,762.50 - Otsquago Franklins Collection (PCGS Set Registry)

#4 MS67FBL PCGS grade

“Golden Gate FBL Franklins” Collection (PCGS Set Registry)