Okay, I think I may have a decent pic now!

prettylady3

Bear with me, I know it looks bad, but as I posted earlier, I couldn't get any to work, so this is a good one for me! Any thoughts on the coin?

kieferscoins

MS-63.

Cameron Kiefer

prettylady3

Another question about this coin, I saw on the PCGS link that there are different 63s, how would I know if this one was a FL or any other coins? Like, I've noticed when I look up some of my other coins they will have the listings for other designs.

kieferscoins

FL stands for Full Bell Lines (FBL) and I don't think this coin has them.

Cameron Kiefer

prettylady3

Ah...thank you! I am a newbie (obviously) and have a lot to learn...but thank you!

INXS

Cam nice job.

prettylady3

You know, after looking at some stuff, if that means that you can read the words (Pass and Stow) on the bell, this one actually does have it.

bearcave

Here is what PCGS says is FBL:

Full Bell Lines

Term applied to Franklin half dollars when the lower sets of bell lines are complete (FBL). Very slight disturbance of several lines is acceptable.

dorkkarl

ms-63? BWUAHAHAHA!

i'll guess 1963.

K S

greghansen

It is a $4-$5 coin. If you like it thats whats important. If your really interested in learning, buy a copy of the most recent edition of 'A Guide Book of United States Coins' by R.S. Yeoman. The 2005 edition is out. Or better yet...if you beg hard enough, maybe a forum member like Cam will send you last years edition for free. That book, referred to by collectors as the 'Red Book' (due to its color as you'll soon see) is the beginners bible for learning and unlike some other coin books...is actually quite interesting, well laid out, and now even has color photographs of many coins discussed. Good luck and go get 'em.

mgoodm3

Nice pics.

pharmer

The main point is, your pictures are good, you've got it.

lordmarcovan

Pictures look good, as does the coin. So what if it ain't gonna make you a millionaire, right?

prettylady3

Oh, I never expected any of my stuff to be worth anything great...I'm just curious. I got it and some others from an ebay lot auction (suncoins) and was just wondering if I got anything good. But thanks everyone for giving me some help!

RVDavis

You are coming right along, that half was well photographed.

Purple73

Pic of what PCGS calls full bell lines



PURPLE

Purple73

Incase you would like to get into Frankies....here is a Graded PCGS MS63FBL you can use as a comparison.





PURPLE

prettylady3

This one actually does have that...it's impossible to tell b/c of the pic (it's a scan), but it's up there.

Purple73

Sometimes you'll see frankies that are almost full bell lines. PCGS says that a slight incompletness away from the crack of the bell still exhibits being full bell line. Your slight and my slight may be 2 different things. What I do ( which is conservative) is , if the bell line is not right up to the the crack of the bell , then its not FBL. I have not seen what PCGS calls slight so I do what I do till that time comes. Another thing to watch out for is the continuity of the lines. Scratches or dings that disrupt the lines will not get a FBL designation. Small scratches may be across the bell lines so long as the lines remain continuous.

My 52-d pics are alot better than that. Photobucket shrunk my images down so they got all weird. The "Pass and Stow" is alot more readable than that. But, they will do that job.


If ya have anymore questions about Frankies, the Specialist Of the series are:

LucyBop(lucille)
FC57Coins(Frank)

Thier Knowledge of this series is pretty scary.

here are some more images for you to look at


1955 Bugs Bunny (Buck Teeth)



Close up



'59- D MS64 FBL Obverse



'59- D Reverse( Nice Bell Lines)



PURPLE!