1961 Franklin Half Dollar


1961 Franklin Half Dollar

Double Die Reverse

Proof Mintage: 3,028,244 For All Types
Obverse Text: 1961 | IN GOD WE TRUST | LIBERTY
Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | HALF DOLLAR | E PLURIBUS UNUM

The 1961 Doubled Die Reverse has a loyal following not only for its scarcity but for the strong doubling of the reverse, most easily noticed in the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM. It is, in fact, the strongest known Doubled Die of the Franklin series and, per Rick Tomaska (2018), "is the king of the 20th-century Proof half dollar error varieties." The author further describes Cameo specimens as "extremely rare" and, indeed, PCGS has bestowed a CAM designation on only four different occasions.

View 1961 DDR Franklin Half Dollar Auction Results

The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the June 2023 Showcase Auction, where it realized $22,800.

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