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Auction 267 | Lot 8658 » Errors
Mated Pair: 1963 50C Half Dollar--Double Struck, Indented by a Cent Planchet--MS62 PCGS; and a 1963 Half Dollar--Struck on a Cent Planchet, Brockage--MS66 PCGS. This lot offers a unique 1963 Franklin Half Dollar/Lincoln Cent mated pair error. It is probably the earliest known off-metal mated pair in U.S. coinage. Mated pairs are created when two or more coins (or planchets) become involved in a malfunction during the minting process. Sometimes, more than one error can occur involving these coins. According to Arnold Margolis and Fred Weinberg (The Error Coin Encyclopedia, Third Edition), mated pairs become even more desirable when the related coins can be located and matched to one another. The authors also note that finding these pairs is "a daunting task," since most error specialists rely on finding coins in daily commerce, by which time the mated pairs (even if they left the Mint together) have long since been separated.

The Franklin Half Dollar/Lincoln Cent mated pair that we are offering here was discovered in a most extraordinary way. These two coins were found conjoined and wrapped in an old sock in the estate of an East Coast collector. The manner in which they were discovered suggests that the coins undoubtedly left the Mint in the same sealed bag. This error was first displayed at the March 2001 ANA National Money Show in Salt Lake City. Since then, both Coin World and Numismatic News have run articles discussing this mated pair error, and The Discovery Channel will air a show featuring the coins in the fall.

The first coin of this mated pair is a 1963 Franklin Half Dollar. The planchet was fed into the press and struck once, but it failed to eject properly. Before being struck a second time, a Cent planchet (unstruck, thus undated) found its way into the press and landed on the obverse of the Half Dollar. The second strike indented the Cent planchet into the Half Dollar, leaving a partial impression of the Franklin
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Auction 60398 | Lot 52537 » Errors
1963 50C Franklin Half Dollar -- Struck on 5C Planchet -- MS66 PCGS. A very rare wrong planchet striking, this piece is widely off center with the bottom of the obverse and corresponding top of the reverse almost completely on the struck coin. The result is that the date is full and in the central part of the coin. Very lightly toned with flashy, satin-like underlying mint luster and showing no mentionable abrasions.

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Auction 446 | Lot 2031 » Errors
1963 50C Franklin Half--Struck on a Cent Planchet--MS64 Brown PCGS.
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Sep 28, 2007

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Auction 368 | Lot 7638 » Errors
1963 50C Franklin Half Dollar--Struck on a Nickel Planchet--MS66 PCGS. A very rare wrong planchet striking, this piece is widely off center with the bottom of the obverse and corresponding top of the reverse almost completely on the struck coin. The result is that the date is full and in the central part of the coin. Very lightly toned with flashy, satin-like underlying mint luster and showing no mentionable abrasions.
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Auction 360 | Lot 12241 » Errors
1963 50C Franklin Half Dollar--Struck on a Nickel Planchet--MS64 ANACS. This is a very rare error type that is seldom offered in the market place. Most of LIBERTY is visible along with Franklin's complete profile. Just enough of the final digit in the date remains to confirm that this is an issue of the final year of production for the design. The planchet is slightly elliptical, and some edge reeding is visible along the upper edge. This is a lovely example with satiny and slightly reflective surfaces. Attractive nickel-gray color is accented by lovely rainbow iridescence.
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Auction 280 | Lot 9040 » Errors
1963 50C Half--Split Planchet--AU58 Obverse Scratched Uncertified. A spectacular two-piece mated pair. This unusual Half Dollar split after being struck. Both pieces mate exactly. All Franklin Half errors are scarce. This is a very nice type coin and very dramatic.
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Jan 12, 2002

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Auction 366 | Lot 8329 » Half Dollars » Franklin Half Dollars
1963 50C MS66 NGC. This radiant Franklin is brightly toned in yellow-gold, aquamarine, and crimson, with the latter two colors hugging the borders. The lettering on the bell is crisp and relatively clear. Population: 51 in 66, 2 finer (1/05).
From The Stevenson Collection.
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Auction 211023 | Lot 25188 » Errors
1963-D 50C Franklin Half Dollar Struck on a 25C Blank MS63 NGC. 6.2 Grams. .
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Feb 15, 2011

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Auction 454 | Lot 2191 » Half Dollars » Franklin Half Dollars
1963 50C MS66 PCGS.
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Jan 12, 2008

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Auction 131841 | Lot 23514 » Half Dollars » Franklin Half Dollars
(59)1963 50C MS65 PCGS. This lot will also include the following: (3)1963 50C MS65+ PCGS; and a 1963 50C MS66 PCGS. (Total: 63 item)
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Auction 60452 | Lot 50070 » Rolls
Franklin Half Dollar BU Rolls - Total: 2 rolls - 1963-D and 1963-P BU Rolls - In plastic holders, appear to be original BU. BU Franklin half dollar. SPECIAL TERMS: All rolls and sets are sold as is. There are no returns. (Total: 2 coins)

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May 7, 2025

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Auction 131649 | Lot 21392 » Half Dollars » Franklin Half Dollars
1963 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (51/0). NGC Census: (70/4). Mintage 22,100,000.
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Dec 6, 2016

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Auction 1175 | Lot 3791 » Half Dollars » Franklin Half Dollars
1963 50C "Bugs Bunny" MS64 PCGS. FS-401.
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Oct 21, 2012

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Auction 404 | Lot 3136 » Half Dollars » Franklin Half Dollars
1963 50C MS66 PCGS. Well struck with amazingly bright, flashy luster, and a thick layer of speckled olive, orange, and apricot-brown patina over both sides of the coin. A noticeable abrasion on the lower reverse, which bisects the L in HALF, is the only surface blemish on either side that is not more-or-less fully concealed by the rich toning. Population: 21 in 66, 0 finer (3/06).
From The Alex & Nan Registry Sets.
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Auction 132121 | Lot 27393 » Half Dollars » Franklin Half Dollars
1963 50C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (141/0). NGC Census: (101/5). CDN: $280 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 22,100,000.
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May 25, 2021

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Auction 60452 | Lot 50069 » Rolls
Franklin Half Dollar BU Roll - Total: 1 roll - 1963-D BU Roll - in $10 sealed shotgun roll - Stamped First Citizens Bank, Dallas, Texas, May 31 1963 - BU Franklin halves. SPECIAL TERMS: All rolls and sets are sold as is. There are no returns.

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May 7, 2025

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Auction 238 | Lot 6391 » Half Dollars » Franklin Half Dollars
1963 50C MS 65 PCGS, twenty-five pieces, a roll and a quarter of uniformly lustrous, lightly abraded Gem Franklins from the final year of issue, all are either fully white and brilliant, or display light golden toning. (Total: 25 coins)
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Auction 131643 | Lot 27785 » Half Dollars » Franklin Half Dollars
1963 50C MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (5010/74). PCGS Population: (3229/46). CDN: $23 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 22,100,000.
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Oct 25, 2016

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Auction 314 | Lot 7121 » Half Dollars » Franklin Half Dollars
1963 50C MS66 NGC. Deeply toned in swirls of apple-green and copper-gold patina. Sharply struck aside from the left side bell lines, with booming luster and gorgeously preserved surfaces. Population: 49 in 66, 1 finer (11/02).
From the Col. Carmine Penta Collection.
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Auction 336 | Lot 7037 » Half Dollars » Franklin Half Dollars
1963 50C MS66 PCGS. This gorgeously preserved Gem has a crisp strike and iridescent lavender, sky-blue, and honey-gold colors. A high mintage issue, but rarely encountered at this lofty level.
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Auction 133 | Lot 5547 » Half Dollars » Franklin Half Dollars
PCGS 1963 MS 65, some moderate silver-gray toning is seen on each side; and a NGC 1963-D MS 66, exceptionally clean and free of all but the most inconsequential marks. Lustrous and mostly untoned. (Total: 2 coins)
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Auction 1182 | Lot 8911 » Errors
1963 50C Franklin Half Dollar -- Struck on a Stock 25C -- MS63 ANACS.
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Auction 60493 | Lot 51253 » Rolls
Franklin Half Dollar BU Roll - Total: 1 roll - 1963-P Roll. Housed in a plastic holder.

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Auction 60417 | Lot 51105 » Half Dollars » Franklin Half Dollars
1963 50C MS65 NGC. Mintage 22,100,000.

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Auction 60493 | Lot 51256 » Rolls
Franklin Half Dollar BU Roll - Total: 1 roll - 1963-P Roll. Housed in a plastic holder.

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