What Is the 1961 Franklin Half Dollar Made Of? The 1961 Franklin half-dollar is made of 10% copper and 90% silver. Its silver ...

Beginning in 1965, the JFK coins were converted to cheaper copper-silver clad. Six years later, they switched again to copper ...

The pair were soon striking silver coins, defying the crown’s authority ... [Related: Benjamin Franklin used science to protect his money from counterfeiters.] Stack’s Bowers Galleries ...

An American silver coin from before the American Revolution that was recovered in an old cabinet in Amsterdam sold for $2.52 million at an auction, decimating the previous record. The threepence ...

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An American silver coin dating back to the 17th century, before the United States was founded, has sold for a record-breaking $2.52 million at auction, eight years after it was discovered in an ...

Beginning in 1965, the JFK coins were converted to cheaper copper-silver clad. Six years later, they switched again to copper-nickel clad. As for Benjamin Franklin — he was a humble sort who may ...

All types of coins that were made at the Boston Mint are scarce. Silver threepences, sixpences, and shillings were all struck in four different designs between 1652 and 1682. The most famous and ...