Grading Opinions on the Franky

19Lyds · July 31, 2004 7:56AM

I would appreciate your grading opinions on this Franklin Half I picked up today.

Thanks in Advance......

Edited to Add: This is not an FBL. The color is due to Autocorrect on the photo editor. The coin is a real nice white......

gemini12398 · July 31, 2004 8:02AM

maybe a 64. is it a fbl? hard to tell on the comp

darktone · July 31, 2004 8:08AM

ms62 not full bell lines from what I can tell on the picture. mike

Russ · July 31, 2004 8:09AM

I'm also thinking MS64, maybe MS65 since it appears to have good luster. Doesn't look to be FBL, though.

Russ, NCNE

FC57Coins · July 31, 2004 8:10AM

MS64/63 - not bad for a 49S

Edited upon looking at the reverse - looks like some roll marks on the reverse might knock it down a point.

ziggy29 · July 31, 2004 10:20AM

My best guess based on the picture would be 64.

wam98 · July 31, 2004 10:44AM

I just purchased a 1949-S Franklin half the other day. Mine has a few more nicks and scuff marks than yours. I purchased it as MS-63. I like yours better. Can't post pictures yet. Still working on that.

TonedCoinTrader · July 31, 2004 10:46AM

I believe 64 also.

Scott

jdimmick · July 31, 2004 10:51AM

Ms-64 if the photo's are accurate and not hiding additional marks or impaired luster.

19Lyds · July 31, 2004 11:20AM

There is a story behind my 49-S. Back in about '74, I was dealing with this guy in Mt. View California quite a bit. I guess I was a young naive collector that was in a hurry to complete my franky set. He had a 49-S that looked really good for $50. I picked it up and put it in the bank as one of my "special" coins. Earlier this year I sent that 49-S into PCGS for grading and they body bagged for excessive cleaning! YIKES! My jewel turned out to be cut glass!

A close inspection showed some fine cleaning lines so it was pointless to get it reviewed.

This morning I went out looking for Peace Dollars and good jeffies. I found a PCSG graded MS-62 1934 Peace that the ask was $150. I offered $135 and while the clerk was checking the offer, I spotted the 49-S franky. The $135 offer was turned down because the 34 was "closer to a 63 than a 62" (WTF?) so I pushed it back and asked to see the 49-S franky. No cleaning marks, good luster, no serious nicks and the price was right so I bagged it!

Ain't it funny how you start out looking for one thing and end up with something totally different?

Grading Opinions on the Franky

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