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Another Milestone, Finshed My GEM Franklin Set

1956Quarter1956Quarter Posts: 400
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I reached yet another milestone today. I finished my High grade GEM raw Franklin Half set. Its taken me almost 5 years to assemble, and as with my Washington Quarters set I made a few dealers mad when I walked away from some nice coins because I wanted a better one. I'm two coins away from completing my high grade GEM raw Kennedy Half set with varieties, and two coins away from completing my high grade GEM raw Jefferson Nickel set. Hopefully they will be completed soon. I have all but one of the proofs to this set, I'll post them when I get that last one. Here is my Franklin Set. (Luck, behave!!)

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  • ccrccr Posts: 2,446
    Wow, good job on that set!
  • dimplesdimples Posts: 1,286 ✭✭✭
    Congradulations!!!image
  • EvilMCTEvilMCT Posts: 799 ✭✭✭
    Congrats! image So what's the significance of the 4 extras?

    Ken
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  • 1907Quarter1907Quarter Posts: 2,770
    one of the few affordable closed-end sets-smart! and smart looking! Nice going! Lucy WOULD approve!
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  • FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    Great looking set! Congratulations! image
  • 1956Quarter1956Quarter Posts: 400
    Ken, the 4 extras are the proofs. I skipped a hole after the 1963's and start with 1963 proof and went backwards. What is shown is the 1963, 1962, 1961 and 1960. The next page has all of the other proofs except the 1954. I'm looking for it now.
  • wam98wam98 Posts: 2,685 ✭
    Those really look nice. image
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  • AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭
    Frankies are one of my favorite US series, please don't tell the guys on the Darkside I said that!image
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  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,148 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Frankies are one of my favorite US series, please don't tell the guys on the Darkside I said that!image >>

    Do you like the Churchhill crown, too? image

    1956--congrats on completing the set! You'll enjoy it all the more considering you spent 5 years on it image

    Jeremy
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  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    Congrats!
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  • FatManFatMan Posts: 8,977 ✭
    Great looking set. Congrats.image
  • ConstellatioCollectorConstellatioCollector Posts: 1,909
    Nice Job!!!image
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  • CratonCraton Posts: 2,670
    Congrats! I have only three more to go until I finish mine.

    Edited to say that when I'm finally done, I'll be working on a certified set. MS65 in afordable dates and 64 in the rest. I don't need FBL's
  • EvilMCTEvilMCT Posts: 799 ✭✭✭
    Cool. I always wonder what to do with the extra spaces in an album. I generally try to fill them with something different; like varieties or errors. Good luck finding that last proof. It's not a hard date to find, but it doesn't look like you'll settle for the first one you come across. image

    Ken
    my knuckles, they bleed, on your front door
  • bushmaster8bushmaster8 Posts: 5,616 ✭
    Looks great...all white too!, an extra difficult accomplishment if they are true gems!
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