USA Coin Book Item ID Number:
587756
Certified By:
Raw / Unspecified
The 2006 Benjamin Franklin Silver Dollars were authorized by the to celebrate the birth of Franklin in 1706. Included in the legislation were requirements for the US Mint to strike two different versions of the coin, one to represent a younger Benjamin Franklin with the other dedicated to the older man.
Contains 26.73 grams of Silver
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- Obverse: Features Franklin flying a kite in an electrical storm.
- Reverse: Displays a famous political cartoon known as "Join, or Die", featuring a severed snake which indicated Franklin's firm belief that the colonies could only survive through unity.