how many ounces of silver in a franklin half dollar

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Based on established numismatic and precious metals data, a Franklin half dollar contains 0.3617 troy ounces of pure silver. The information required to answer this question was not present in the provided search context.

Franklin half dollars, which were minted from 1948 to 1963, were produced with a composition of 90% silver and 10% copper. Each coin has a total weight of 12.5 grams. The actual silver weight is therefore 90% of the total, which amounts to 11.25 grams. When converted to troy ounces, the standard unit of measurement for precious metals, this equates to approximately 0.3617 troy ounces of silver per coin.