Franklins and haziness

darktone

How does PCGS look upon haze such as this? When the coin is looked at straight on it looks like the picture but when tilted the luster comes through. Can you make out what the toning say's. mike

airplanenut

"This is FBL"

JrGMan2004

I think that's actually pretty cool with the lettering on it...

FC57Coins

The hazyness won't hurt the grade, but it won't help. If the coin had lustre it would help the grade. In this case you have an interesting coin in that the toning is made up of letters too - that's pretty cool. As for the grade - I'd say MS64 without being able to see what the bell lines are doing.

darktone

The bell lines are not full. I think this one would dip good enough for a 66 but I can't bring myself to dip off that toning. mike

LucyBop

Haze will hurt a grade.....

Give Frankie a bath......

SarasotaFrank

I would guess that coin sat in a paper envelope for a few years - or decades

originalisbest

Dip it and turn it into another lifeless, tired, same as all the rest piece of crud.

Or, leave the unique toning, that you will likely never match on another specimen, be.

bushmaster8

Wow! I picked up a 1961 raw at a show last year that also has readable print in the toning. In fact, the dealer had two of them and I got the better of the two. It had nice bold bell lines, and I agonized wether or not to dip it, as I was unsure how PCGS would view newsprint toning. The dealer said the coins came into his shop wrapped in newspaper.

I decided to submit with the tone intact, figuring that if it got bodybagged, I would then dip and resubmit.
Much to my delight it is now PCGS MS65 FBL-with readable newsprint toning!

nOoBiEeE

I think I see a piece of corn on the floor in the second picture...