A guide to the Franklin and Kennedy half dollars provides a history of each coin and how proof coins are made along with information on mintages, values in multiple grades, and varieties, and includes buying tips and images of toned coins.

A Guide Book of Franklin & Kennedy Half Dollars (Official Red Book: Bowers)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Tomaska, Rick

Antiques & Collectibles

Whitman Pub Llc

A Guide Book of Franklin and Kennedy Half Dollars was the award-winning 15th entry in Whitman s best-selling Bowers Series of numismatic reference books. The first two editions filled a gap in the hobby s literature. Now renowned author, researcher, and coin dealer Rick Tomaska has updated the book to a third edition, with new content and expanded and revised information for collectors and investors. Franklin half dollars (1948-1963) and Kennedy half dollars (1964 to date) are affordable favorites in the coin-collecting hobby. Lavishly illustrated in full color, this book features high-resolution enlargements for important doubled dies and other collectible varieties. New material includes discussion of the 2014 gold Kennedy half dollar, carved and tooled coins, counterfeits and spurious alterations, and more. Mintages, specifications, market values in multiple grades (including Full Bell Lines for Franklin halves), inside information on set registries, and smart buying tips make the book a valuable standard reference. The new updated and revised third edition will deepen your appreciation and make you a savvier collector of these popular coins. 320 pages - 6x9 inches - Full-color - Softcover

A Guide Book of Franklin and Kennedy Half Dollars: History - Rarity - Values - Grading - Varieties

Franklin half dollars and Kennedy half dollars are two of the most popular modern U.S. coin series. Professional numismatist Rick Tomaska specializes in them. He says, “Collectors can enjoy challenges and rewards with these coins whether their hobby budget is $50 a month or $50,000.” Now, Tomaska shares decades of behind-the-scenes knowledge and valuable collecting/investing advice in the Guide Book of Franklin and Kennedy Half Dollars. The updated 4th edition explores the retail and auction markets, along with the coins’ designs, how they’re produced, and other technical and historical aspects. Tomaska studies every coin in both series, date by date, with pricing in multiple grades, instructions on grading (including features such as Full Bell Lines), information on how Proof coins are made and graded (including Cameo and Deep Cameo contrast), and other important factors. Collectible die varieties, tips for smart buying, and hundreds of full-color photographs round out the book’s contents. The 4th edition has new research on 1964 Specimen Kennedy half dollars, information on the NGC Rick Tomaska Signature Series designation, new coin images, and more. The book also includes auction records, coverage of the 1964–2014 gold and silver Kennedy half dollars, and appendices on “Exceptional Cameo Contrast” and remarkable error and misstruck Franklin and Kennedy half dollars. In addition, Tomaska has included an illustrated chapter on Proof Liberty Walking half dollars, which he describes as “true classics born during the wonderful Renaissance era in American coin design” and as precursors to the Proofs of the Franklin series. “By grading this book you can become an expert on these widely collected coins.” ― Q. David Bowers, past president, American Numismatic Association 248 pages • 6 x 9 inches • Full color • Softcover

Guide Book of Franklin, Kennedy Half Dollars (Red Book)

Whitman Publishing, LLC

The first book devoted solely to the Franklin Half dollar series since the advent of third party grading. A must read for anyone interested in this popular and underrated series of U.S. coins. 
Includes: a history of the series; biography of Benjamin Franklin; grading guide to mint state and proof Franklins; detailed date-by-date analysis in both mint state and proof condition; rarity estimates for both toned and brilliant mint state Franklins; values for full bell line (FBL) coins; rarity estimates for brilliant, cameo and deep cameo proofs, including PCGS and NGC cameo populations; discussion of investment potential.

The Complete Guide to Franklin Half Dollars

D L R C Pr

A complete reference guide to Franklin Halves. Sections include a date by date analysis, grading, history, population reports and values.

DLRC

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A Guide Book of Franklin & Kennedy Half Dollars (Official Red Book: Bowers)

A Guide Book of Franklin and Kennedy Half Dollars: History - Rarity - Values - Grading - Varieties

Guide Book of Franklin, Kennedy Half Dollars (Red Book)

The Complete Guide to Franklin Half Dollars

The Complete Guide to Franklin Half Dollars