2006 Benjamin Franklin “Scientist” Silver Proof $1 (Capsule)

The 2006 Benjamin Franklin Silver Dollar was issued for the 300th anniversary of the birth of this important figure in American history. Different silver dollar designs were released featuring Benjamin Franklin in his younger years as a scientist and his older years as a statesman and Founding Father.

The obverse of the Benjamin Franklin “Scientist” Silver Dollar features an image of him as a young man flying a kite, representing his experiments with lightning. Inscriptions read “Liberty”, “1706 – 2006”, “In God We Trust”, and “Benjamin Franklin Scientist”.

The reverse features Franklin’s famous political cartoon featuring a snake cut apart with the caption “Join, or Die”. This was intended to communicate that colonial unity was a matter of life and death. Inscriptions above read “United States of America” and “E Pluribus Unum”, and below “One Dollar”.

This beautiful Silver Proof coin was produced at the Philadelphia Mint, as a nod to Franklin’s ties to the city.

Coin Specifications

Weight: 26.7300 g

Composition: 90% Silver (0.7736 ounces of silver)

Diameter: 38.1 mm

The coin is housed in a plastic capsule.  This coin is proof quality, which means it meets the finest standards in the industry for both beauty and craftsmanship, carefully designed to represent the best possible versions of the original model.