Frankies getting expensive!!!

FC57Coins · April 8, 2003 6:48AM

This year/mint is rare in this condition - but WOW!!!

paigowjohnny · April 8, 2003 6:50AM

woof...

ksteelheader · April 8, 2003 6:56AM

I think I'll leave that one for Lucy. .........Ken

RYK · April 8, 2003 7:09AM

Yes, I agree. I just posted about my Frankie sticker shock after visiting the R&I website yesterday. Collecting rare date gold is heckuva lot less expensive!

dpoole · April 8, 2003 7:18AM

That's whacked. Sit back, sip a cup of coffee, and slowly think of all the other things you'd rather have in life for $32,000.00 than a condition-rarity Franky.

FC57Coins · April 8, 2003 7:21AM

<< <i>That's whacked >>

And this is coming from a Frankie fiend!!!

dpoole · April 8, 2003 7:28AM

I'm just jealous.

ccr · April 8, 2003 7:40AM

FC57Coins · April 8, 2003 7:42AM

<< <i>I'm just jealous. >>

David will call all of us and tell us how jealous he is while cruising the Gulf in his $32,000 dingy

oldcameoproofsguy · April 8, 2003 1:48PM

I'll bet if the coin was in a PCGS holder, Rick would actually find a buyer for the coin. It would actually be really cool if someone does purchase the coin for a boatload of $$$$; often there is a trickle down effect after such a purchase.

Franklins seem to be softening up a little. It would be good to see a fire lit up under the series. I have a number of tough MS66FBL dates that I would like to see get considerably more expensive rather than less.

doops · April 8, 2003 4:23PM

this doesnt say anything to the unsearched bookoods of bu rolls and spicy collections adding into the millions of coins that have not been looked over yet. uh-oh, 3 more get made ! NOW they're all worth 2500 each. 5 years from now............"uh-oh" 20 more have been made, they're all worth $750 now/then....... etc,etc,et-al,ie

MadMonk · April 8, 2003 9:10PM

That price, from that dealer, doesnt suprise me at all.
I'll agree statistically rare but as an investment, I'd rather put the money in a TRIED and TRUE rarity.

Gilbert · April 9, 2003 1:41AM

I agree; that's "stoopid" money, but doops, I think if anyone knows this series, it's RT. Yeah, I know about ALL those collections you're talking about; a similar argument popped up when that 66FBL '53-S sold for astronomical money.

Maybe it's just a poor image, but where in the heck are the bell lines? For that asking price there should be a slide show attached.

baccaruda · April 9, 2003 1:48AM

i think Rick T is hoping that some guy opens that auction, sees the price and has a grabber, falls face first on the keyboard and accidentally makes the opening bid. i guess this plan is also contingent on the guy actually surviving the grabber too. it's a long shot of course.

Merc · April 9, 2003 2:02PM

R&I keeps sending me their price sheet for their coins. I'm sure they are nice, but the prices are very high. This is a wonderful looking coin but way out of my price range. I bought a nice looking one in MS65 NGC for $50. It doesn't have FBL but it is good enough for my Franklin collection.