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Question about Franklin/Kennedy Half dollars

BunkerBunker Posts: 3,926 ✭
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Do you think that we would still have Franklin half dollars if President Kennedy wasn’t assassinated?

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  • SilverEagles92SilverEagles92 Posts: 6,787 ✭
    Possibly. We might have had a design change in the 60 years, however. Even if Kenendy wasn't assassinated.


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  • CratonCraton Posts: 2,670
    Yes. Poor Ben was robbed blind and I think he deserves another chance. Stupid Lee Harvey Oswald!
  • GemineyeGemineye Posts: 5,374 ✭
    yes .......it probably would have been redesigned also by now.
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  • VermonterVermonter Posts: 98
    I think we would... after all Abe's been on the cent for coming up on 100 years!
    In the race for quality there is no finish line.
  • 21Walker21Walker Posts: 1,762 ✭✭✭
    What are you talking about? I thought they gave Ben a haircut and flipped him over to show his good side..............only kiddin'........I think the powers that be may have put Reagan on it IMO......Rick
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  • TACloughTAClough Posts: 1,598 ✭


    << <i>Yes. Poor Ben was robbed blind and I think he deserves another chance. Stupid Lee Harvey Oswald! >>




    Yea, I can see it now. Ike would have been put on the half dollar in 1971 and Truman would have been put on the dollar.image
  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,702 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This kind of question is a little disturbing. Obviously Kennedy would not have gone
    onto the half in 1964 but over time the differences would become very pronounced.
    If everything else had stayed the same (which of course couldn't be), then perhaps
    Franklin would have been dropped a couple years back for another dead president.
    (Reagan).

    There have been relatively few calls to put anyone on a coin since 1964.
    Tempus fugit.
  • VermonterVermonter Posts: 98


    << <i>...but over time the differences would become very pronounced... >>



    The differences between what?
    In the race for quality there is no finish line.
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    I think Franklin would still be on the half. The mint is pretty damned lazy with regular coinage designs.

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  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,702 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>...but over time the differences would become very pronounced... >>



    The differences between what? >>



    Between what actually happened and a world where Kennedy wasn't killed.
    Tempus fugit.
  • VermonterVermonter Posts: 98
    The whole world would be different, that's for sure...
    In the race for quality there is no finish line.
  • lsicalsica Posts: 1,616 ✭✭✭✭
    Can you imagine a Franklin Half with spaghetti hair?

    Yuck

    Maybe it's good the Franklin ended in 1963. That way we only have GOOD memories of it image
    Philately will get you nowhere....

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