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Thoughts on this 62 Frankie.Updated with closeup of bell lines

ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
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Thoughts on grade and FBL?
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The coin is blast white, regardless of what the pic shows. Can't seem to get the pics of white coins to come out right........Ken
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Any thoughts on how to get rid of the haze on the reverse!
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  • pmh1nicpmh1nic Posts: 3,295 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If your camera has a white balance adjustment you may want to try different settings. It looks like a pretty strong FBL to me.
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  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    I'm seeing a hit on Frankies cheek, and it also appears to be some chatter in the field to the left of Frankies head. The reverse seems very strong and I'll agree on the bell lines, they seem full, though maybe a hair soft to the left of the crack in the center. A 62p is a tough find in FBL, this is a Frankie if priced right, I would buy it!
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  • eagle7eagle7 Posts: 1,441
    Just a guess. MS64 FBL at PCGS. Forget the haze on the reverse, you cant get rid of it. image
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  • FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    Hey Ken:

    I can't vouch for the FBL, as I can't see the critical area near the bell where most of these coins lose that designation, but it does look like a very well struck coin, which you do run into with this date on occasion. The hit on the cheek and the chatter behind Franklin's head are going to make me guess MS64 conservatively on this one. Let's hope FBL go along with that! image

    Frank
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,328 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It could be PVC damage on the reverse. If it is, that's not haze; it's a hole on the mint surface.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    I think what everyone is seeing as possible PVC is actually rub marks - I've seen pictures where contact rub marks come out looking like this.

    Frank
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,328 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The trouble is the rub marks, if that's what they are, are in protected areas. There is dullness on the bell, but the same dullness is to the left of the bell too, but not to the left of that. Without seeing the coin you can't know for sure, but the coin looks Unc. to me with possible chemical contamination.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    Looks like you have a winner there Ken! image

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