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What do you guys and gals think of this Frankie toner?

RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
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Just arrived at the fort.

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  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    Be Bop A Lula!
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
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  • ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
    Luscious like a lollipop..........Ken
  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    Russ, you traitor!!!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Russ, you traitor!!! >>



    Go suck on a potato!
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • LoriLori Posts: 860
    Lookin Good. Great Franklin.

    Lori
  • ClausUrchClausUrch Posts: 1,278 ✭
    Very nice clean fields...Obverse looks like a Double Die (lettering and date) or were you just so excited to have such an exquistite example of Modern Americana that you could not control your hand tremors whilst snapping the picture?????!!!!!!??????image
  • DCAMFranklinDCAMFranklin Posts: 2,862 ✭✭
    Wondercoin?
  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,549 ✭✭✭
    Georgious coin!image I bet the luster is very nice too. Are you sure you want to flip it?image
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Claus,

    I guess I must have bumped the camera during the shot to create that doubling look. Either that, or it might be slab reflection.

    Russ, NCNE
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  • ClarkOfKentClarkOfKent Posts: 1,285
    That is one fugly coin. Oh well.... maybe the crap will dip off and you can get face value for it. image
    NMFB ™

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  • byergobyergo Posts: 586 ✭
    The toning makes this ugly series look decent.
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  • CLASSICSCLASSICS Posts: 1,164 ✭✭
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  • dragondragon Posts: 4,548 ✭✭
    As Franklins go, I suppose I've seen worse. I'd like to know just what went through the minds of the designers of the Franklin Halves, and who approved the design,,,unbelievable!! Was it supposed to be like a practical joke or something?? Hey!! I know, let's design a coin with an old bald man with a double chin and a big bell on the back,,,wow!! sounds attractive! And people actually collect these things?? even more unbelievable!


    dragon
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    BANN'D!
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Man, tough crowd around here!image

    Russ, NCNE
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  • NumisEdNumisEd Posts: 1,336 ✭
    Looks great to me.
  • dragondragon Posts: 4,548 ✭✭
    I suppose the only positive thing about that coin is that at least it's not a Roosevelt dime. Now those things make me seriously ill.

    dragon
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    image
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Now, now, Dragon, some Roosies look pretty good.

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    BTW, that coin is a pointed nine, and is now an NGC PR69UCAM top pop unique coin. Unfortunately, it wasn't me who submitted it, but the forum member who bought it from me for $15 and change. AARRGGHHHHHHHHHH!image

    Russ, NCNE
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  • 1956Quarter1956Quarter Posts: 400
    HUMPH!!!!


    If the name does not contain FRANKLIN, its not worth collecting!!!!! image


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  • FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭


    << <i>As Franklins go, I suppose I've seen worse. I'd like to know just what went through the minds of the designers of the Franklin Halves, and who approved the design,,,unbelievable!! Was it supposed to be like a practical joke or something?? Hey!! I know, let's design a coin with an old bald man with a double chin and a big bell on the back,,,wow!! sounds attractive! And people actually collect these things?? even more unbelievable >>



    Dragon:

    Nellie Tayloe Ross had been thinking of a tribute to Franklin going back to the 1930's. At first they thought of putting Franklin's likeness on the cent, but in deference to Lincoln, they decided to put it on the Half. The job of designing the new half fell on chief engraver John Sinnock who designed the obverse and put the Liberty Bell motif on the reverse. Sinnock never saw the end product of his work, as he died before the final design was approved. Although the commission on fine arts dissaproved of the design, Tayloe Ross loved it - and therefore she was the driving force behind it's adoption, which during it's lifetime was well received.

    Frank
  • GilbertGilbert Posts: 1,533 ✭✭✭
    Hey Frank,

    I suspected he knew that all along, but, have you ever encountered one of the couple hundred (with autographed card) presentation pieces? Anyone?
    Gilbert
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    Lucille is gonna put on her armour and become a Dragon Slayer!
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    Gilbert - the closest thing I've ever seen to a presentation piece is OldCameoProofGuy's 49S.

    Frank

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