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Message:: [QUOTE="cdcda, post: 52825, member: 941"]There is most certainly a market demand for Franklin Halves... If you are looking to sell common date, average grade circulated halves you can expect to get around $4.60 per $1 of face value. For circulated coins, look at the following dates as they are going to bring a premium over the common dates if they are in around VF or better: 1948 P&D1949 P, D & S1950 P&D1951 D&S1952-S1953 P&S19551956 If your selling them to a dealer, don't expect too much of a premium though, unless you are talking about the 49-D&S or the 52-S or if the coins are in AU. If your just looking to put coins away, rolls of any of these dates are worth saving and in my personal opinion, collector interest in circulated Franklins hase been on the rise. The better dates are going to be the same in BU, and any of the Franklins minted before 1953 are going to fetch more than the later dates. As mentioned, look for well struck coins with full bell lines or at least close to if, if you can afford to do so. In my opinion, demand is solid for the BU examples but I don't see massive collector interest. As sets go, the Franklin halves are a great set to put together - easy to find, not too expensive, and they can be a lot of fun especially if your patient and willing to cherry-pick for those strongly struck examples that can be found at regular price points.[/QUOTE]