I Vant To Drink Your Blood!!!! A beautiful Bugs Bunny Franklin

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For those of you who have never seen a bugs bunny Franklin before, here's a really pretty one. I have it pegged at MS64FBL but would love to hear your thoughts. This bad boy is coming from an original roll and yes it is SHINY!!!

LucyBop

I love it!!!

AtcBob

Dang...what a nice specimen.

ksteelheader

My dealer has one of them in that grade, and I thought it was ugly. Sorry. Maybe I'll pick it up now....Ken

TWODOGS

Frankly, it's a beautiful Frankie, Frank.

Baley

nice coin. here's bug's um i mean ben's teeth on my example:



interesting variety.

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Nice pic Bailey - this specimen shows the same "teeth" marks, just didn't come out very clearly on the pic.

MrKelso

Both coins shown here are beautiful. How do i get one?

CLASSICS

iam holding a cross in one hand, and a cup of holy water in the other........back, back, back i tell you....

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<< <i>iam holding a cross in one hand, and a cup of holy water in the other........ >>



Don't forget the wooden stake and the cloves of garlic in your shorts.....

Don't know what the garlic has to do with anything but you won't have to worry about any women coming near ya

ROBBItheOKIE

Yea that is a nice one I have one in 64Fbl and a 63FBL, I really like them.

CLASSICS

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<< <i>iam holding a cross in one hand, and a cup of holy water in the other........ >>



Don't forget the wooden stake and the cloves of garlic in your shorts.....

Don't know what the garlic has to do with anything but you won't have to worry about any women coming near ya >>

...............thanks for reminding me.......i almost forgot them.....back, back, back i tell you

Cam40

Its a very interesting variety.One that PCGS doesn`t recognize.Or atleast refuses to designate on the insert.
Maybe that was past policy and they are gearing up to attribute it?Not that I am on a mission to
have PCGS label them as such.Just pointing out PCGS doesnt do the bugs bunny Frankie,,,I think...

Anyway,I,d like to know how this variety came to be.An accidental mishandleing of the die resulting in damage
to that area of the die?Or a playful ,possibly vindictive,mint employee messin around on the job?

Any one know the history behind the creation of this `55 Frankie?

Thanks.

Baley

Breen attributes Ben's sharp teeth to either a die clash and/or chips in the die.

I personally think it was just a prank by a mint employee.

Gemini

No hanky panky from the Mint or anything like that...The marks were caused by simple die clashing. This was illustrated in Whitmans Numismatic Journal where the eagle on the reverse was superimposed over Frankies face on the obverse. The eagles very outer wing feathers (left side of eagle) which slant down do match up nicely with the front of Franklins mouth. Or you can grab a Frankie and check the measurement yourself.

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I agree with Gemini - it's a simple case of die clashing - no overzealous mint employees trying to pay homage to "Plan 9 from Outer Space" or anything like that