1956 Franklin Half Dollar Proof (Type-I) 4 Feathers

Coin Highlights:

• Contains .3575 oz of Silver.
• Comes in protective packaging.
• Designed by John R. Sinnock.
• Obverse: Depicts a profile of Ben Franklin facing right. "LIBERTY" is above Franklin’s bust with the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" below. The date is to Franklin’s right.
• Reverse: Depicts the Liberty Bell with the Legend above. Below is the denomination with "E Pluribus Unum" to the left of the bell. An eagle with its wings spread on is to the bell’s right.
• Struck in Philadelphia and does not feature a mint mark.

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In 1956, the Mint used two different reverses to strike Proof Half Dollars. The main difference is visible in the small eagle on the reverse and relates to the number of feathers that are visible to the left of the perch on which the eagle sits. Type I shows four, clear feathers to the left of the perch; Type 2 shows three feathers. In 1956, the Type 1 reverse was used on both Proofs and circulation strikes, and the Type 2 reverse was used only on Proofs. In subsequent years, all the way until the end of the Franklin design type in 1963, the two reverses were used intermittently, but the Type II is most commonly seen on Proofs.

Among the 1956 Half Dollar Proofs, the Type 1 is much less common than the Type 2. Less than 5% of all 1956 proofs are type 1! Quite Rare! Cameo Proofs are about five times as rare as the non-Cameos. Deep Cameo Proofs are exceedingly rare.