Something for you Frankie lovers (no accounting for taste) - 1956 proof.

Russ

Just pulled from a proof set that came in today:



Large images here:

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Very deep mirrors - the kind that PCGS just loves to see. The reverse is solid DCAM, the obverse is right on the cusp. It has a single small hairline below the bust on the obverse, as well as the polish on the cheek and high points of the hair that is frequently seen on these.

I think it'll either grade 66DCAM or 67CAM. Other opinions welcomed.

Russ, NCNE

XpipedreamR

Wow. Nice. Great photos, as well.

XpipedreamR

Is that type 1 or 2, by the way?

Russ

I wish it was a Type 1. But, alas, it's a Type 2.

Russ, NCNE

fivecents

Nice coin, I love those jet black mirrors! It should DCAM even with the frost breaks on Franklin and the bell. Do you agree Russ?

LucyBop

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ClausUrch

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FC57Coins

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ConstellatioCollector

VERY nice coin, Russ!

rainbowroosie

I normally don't like white coins, but this is NICE!

nucklehead

Super nice Frankie!

tjkillian

Nice coin, but boy was that slow shipping. I would complain to the mint if I were you. Forty-seven years is too long for delivery.

Tom

telecoin

From the looks of it, I think it will only go CAM. Breaks in the frost is a no-no for DCAM, especially on the cheek. Here is one I got in from PCGS a couple weeks ago. It has the look of a DCAM, but it has small breaks on the high points in the hair.
Yours looks more like a 67 or 68, although I can't tell about any hairlines (they can be hard to see in a picture). Nice coin.

Russ

<< <i>Breaks in the frost is a no-no for DCAM >>



That's a common misconception. PCGS will, and frequently does, forgive minor frost fade when offset by ultra deep mirrors. They decide the designation on the overall "look" of the coin and, while uninterupted frost is important, it is not the be-all end-all for getting a coin in to a DCAM holder.

I'd bet that if you submitted that coin 10 times, it would likely be a 68DCAM half the time and a 69CAM the other half.

Russ, NCNE

jonesy

Works for me!! WOW!!

fivecents

telecoin...1956 PR69CAM!!! Congrats, Major homerun!!! What is the value of that Franklin.

LucyBop

<< <i>but it has small breaks on the high points in the hair. >>



Every single DCAM 56 I have seen has these very same breaks, I have yet to see a 56 DCAM that doesn't, and I have seen and owned many many examples.