LCS purchase. 1953 S Franklin. FBL or No?
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Nay but close.
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
No sir I believe they need to be separated clearly.
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Probably not.
I'm thinking not.
Close....
Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc
OP: with the coin in hand, what is your opinion?
peacockcoins
At some angles I say YES and then some angles I say no.
Its a toss up for me so I just had to buy it since there wasnt a premium.
Here is perhaps the best angle
Nice coin.
If it were any other Franklin than the '53-S and you sent it to PCGS, then the answer would probably be yes. Given that it is a '53-S, and IMO PCGS grades to the price range differential, then no, because of the value of the designation.
U.S. Type Set
That makes sense. It probably wont stop me from trying aha!
Go for it !
The second image affirms that its worth a try, especially when viewing the third coin in CoinFacts and the obvious value therein.
That image _CoinFacts_is also distorted in the upper left lines.
That coin is a very close call on FBL.... The second picture makes me think maybe - just maybe, it may get FBL....Be sure to let us know... Cheers, RickO
That's what I would call a horseshoes coin....close but no cigar but likely worth a premium.
I stand by my original call. Nice coin but I don’t think it will be FBL. Have a pile of new grading books and am happy I bought them. I am still new so listen to those with more experience, however, being in “grading class” will venture an opinion. Thanks 🤠
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Damn good bell lines for a 53-S. I would send that to PCGS for sure.
Collector, occasional seller
looks good to me
"If it were any other Franklin than the '53-S and you sent it to PCGS, then the answer would probably be yes. Given that it is a '53-S, and IMO PCGS grades to the price range differential, then no, because of the value of the designation."
It's stuff like this that makes third party grading look silly. The feature you're evaluating is on the reverse of the coin, but you have to flip it over and look at the date to decide how to interpret what you just looked at?
Send it in and then let us know.
Best of luck.
Wayne
Kennedys are my quest...