Frankies!!!! (Large picture)

FC57Coins

I'm in the process of retaking pictures for my registry set and I thought some of you might like to see the set. This is the first box - Next box possibly next week.

Frank

CoinAddict

Beautiful coins and pics Frank. Nice set you have.

foodude

Once again, nice set!

Dahlonega

Beautiful Frank you have an extraordinary collection. Indeed the most eye appealing set of Frankies and Roosies that I have seen. Don't forget to photograph the Roosies.

LucyBop

islemangu

Beautiful set

I thought in a past post you mentioned having 1 or more rare PL frankies. If they are here can anybody spot em?

ccr

Nice set and pictures.



<< <i>I thought in a past post you mentioned having 1 or more rare PL frankies. If they are here can anybody spot em? >>



It`s the 1949 - S if I remember right.

FC57Coins

<< <i>I thought in a past post you mentioned having 1 or more rare PL frankies. If they are here can anybody spot em? >>



Thanks everyone - every once in a while I like to dust off the boys and take them out for a spin. The prooflike is the 49S - second row first coin. It's the result of highly polished dies, so PCGS and NGC don't recognize it as such, but Ehrmantraut (although he personally doesn't like the "look" of the coin) states:

<< <i>Occasioanlly, a semi-prooflike to fully prooflike piece will turn up. While some persons consider these to be the ultimate rarity, this author does not. Most semi-prooflike or fully prooflike 1949S's look horribly washed out, are stricken by a large number of polishing marks and have virtually no luster. He goes on to say that "The price record for a Franklin (at that time) is held by a prooflike 1949S which was sold by dealer Harold Kritzman for $3,500. This auther believes that the finest known 1949S was sold by Ron Iskowitz and Bob Rose of Renrob Coins, Inc. to an Omaha collector at the 1982 Central States Convention for $1500. The piece was deeply prooflike, virtually mark free, toned a magnificent red and blue, and had a superior strike. >>



Well - while I don't dispute his claim, this piece, does show a high number die polish marks, it does however have very high luster and is by no means washed out. If you look at the description that Ehrmantraut gives of the piece he considers to be the finest known piece, his description applies in many ways to this piece, except of course for the color. Perhaps if he had gotten to see this piece, he might've changed his mind about 1949S prooflikes

XpipedreamR

MadMonk

Looking good Frank! These seem a little sharper than I remember from your last effort. A friend of mine has just bought the top-o-the-line Nikon. I've challenged him to get fabulous pics of my coins

CoinAddict

TTT

DenverDave

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