For Forum Franklin Fans, Found Fun Frankie!

Baley

Here's a coin that spent over 20 years in an old kraft coin envelope, and has acquired some toning:



The coin IMO grades MS64, with a nice MS64+ obverse. There is some light chatter on Ben's jawline, brow, and lapel and a hairline in the field in front of his face, and a tiny reeding mark behind his head.



The coin has an ok MS63- reverse, with a few light bell hits and a rim tick at 2:30. The bell lines are nearly full but also suffer a couple of abrasions:



I bought this coin as a kid from my local coin shop, for $6. My grandpa took me that day.
Sorry, it is not for sale, just for my old collection and your viewing pleasure

ccrdragon

Lucy's gonna be after you for sure, now!!!

Good title too - could you have gotten a few more F's in there?!?!?!

Russ

Baley,

You sure squeezed a lot of "Fs" in the thread title.

Fantastic images, BTW. You shoot those?

Russ, NCNE

Baley

thanks russ, yes, there were a Few Fs!

and yes, took the pictures my own self!

now to the issue: is the coin Real or AT??

ccrdragon

It sat in the envelope for 20 years and acquired the toning - that makes it real (with real being defined as toning that takes years to create as opposed to toning that takes an egg-timer to create!)

LucyBop

Yummie!

ksteelheader

Gorgeous!!! Now, explain what you mean by "chatter" on the cheek. I have heard this statement often, but do not know what it means.....Thanks, Ken

Russ

Ken,

Chatter is nicks and dings, also known as bag marks. But, they aren't necessarily caused from being in a bag; they can also happen from banging against other coins when the mint dumps them in the hopper during processing.

Russ, NCNE

ClausUrch

OOOOWWWW...I likey!!! Nice Frankie! Love the purple and I bet it's nicer in person.

Baley

I consider "chatter" to be several to many tiny tiny little marks, all in one area, and a "bag mark" to be a single or smaller group of larger marks.

of course, it's a continuum, there's no discrete line, but i think of it as chatter looks like the coin was rapidly, lightly tapped or "chattered' against other coins, while a bag mark looks like one or two harder hits.

ksteelheader

Thanks fellows..........Ken