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1949 Franklin Half Dollar

Franklin half dollars seem to have found an audience based on record prices and dealers running prices for coins they want to buy. An impressive list once came from the Littleton Coin Company in Littleton, N.H. In their buy list, Littleton offered to buy about a dozen different dates in uncirculated rolls needing anywhere from four rolls (for the 1949-S) to 20 rolls for the 1955. For owners

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