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Teletrade win tonight...gem 49D Franklin

JcarneyJcarney Posts: 3,154 ✭
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Just won this Franklin on Teletrade:

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I've been looking for a nicely toned, gem 49D for quite awhile, most gems come drab gray or brown.
“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” — Benjamin Franklin


My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.

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  • 7summits7summits Posts: 316 ✭✭
    SWEET ! !image
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  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,181 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image good score!!
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  • ChuckCChuckC Posts: 1,600
    ooo nice, i saw that one earlier
  • JcarneyJcarney Posts: 3,154 ✭
    Seems there were a few Franklin bargains on Teletrade tonight. Maybe a lot of dealers were burned out from Baltimore. I also won this MS66 53S for $150. FWIW, I was willing to go $1500 on the 49D.

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    “When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” — Benjamin Franklin


    My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
  • taxbuster1040taxbuster1040 Posts: 348 ✭✭✭
    Nice catch....
  • CoinAddictCoinAddict Posts: 5,571 ✭
    Very nice Frankies.image
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  • XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
    That first one looks pretty nice image
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    sweet 49d, I bet it will look even better in person...

    show us better images of it when you get it..


    The 53s Looks like a very nice specimen as well.
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  • StratStrat Posts: 612 ✭✭✭
    Beautiful coin, nice pickup. image
  • JcarneyJcarney Posts: 3,154 ✭


    << <i>show us better images of it when you get it.. >>



    I'll be sure to do that Lucy. I can't wait to get it. I don't think I've ever seen a 49D that I've liked as much.
    “When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” — Benjamin Franklin


    My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
  • TheKidCollector1991TheKidCollector1991 Posts: 722 ✭
    Woah Frankies!
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  • bushmaster8bushmaster8 Posts: 5,616 ✭
    I wonder who did the toning on that one? Could be a Dr. Nick job.

    Certainly is attractive! The PCGS 49-D in the next lot went too cheap as well. Dotto for the 63-D NGC66.... it looks like a moose in the pix.
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  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    nice frankies.
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  • JcarneyJcarney Posts: 3,154 ✭


    << <i>I wonder who did the toning on that one? Could be a Dr. Nick job. >>



    If that's AT, I'd like to have my entire Franklin collection ATed. image
    “When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” — Benjamin Franklin


    My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
  • solidsolid Posts: 2,975
    Nice-looking 49-D!
  • ellewoodellewood Posts: 1,750 ✭
    Jcarney...

    You know if you click on those pics that you posted here (but on the TT site) you get another close up picture of obv and rev of the coin. You probably already know that but I just thought I'd mention it...just in case!

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  • JcarneyJcarney Posts: 3,154 ✭


    << <i>You know if you click on those pics that you posted here (but on the TT site) you get another close up picture of obv and rev of the coin. >>



    Thanks Ellewood. Yeah, I knew that. Just replaced the pics on this thread with the larger pics. Thanks!
    “When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” — Benjamin Franklin


    My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
  • SUPERCARCOINSSUPERCARCOINS Posts: 1,152
    ...... I.M.H.O the toning is FAKE as heck ; but once it's in the holder , who cares right !?

    Try to cross it to PCGS and you will be in for BIG surprise !! image
  • BECOKABECOKA Posts: 16,961 ✭✭✭
    Have to agree with the cross over thing. It looks beutiful but the last couple of beutiful NGC coins I submitted for crossover got rejected. I had no minimum grade and no explanation why it DNC.

    Best of luck it is a beutiful piece.
  • RonyahskiRonyahski Posts: 3,117 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Afraid I'd have to agree... the pic looks AT.
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  • CoxeCoxe Posts: 11,139 ✭
    I only picked up a 21-D Morgan VAM. Bowed out of the 88-S. Nice slated dated date for the grade with a significant die rotation to boot. 650 bid+bp was too rich to me to outbid the winner.

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  • coinlieutenantcoinlieutenant Posts: 9,317 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very pretty coin.

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  • pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭
    very spanky frankies image
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  • SUPERCARCOINSSUPERCARCOINS Posts: 1,152
    .....I got a look in hand at the other 49-D that sold next to your coin , the PCGS one .

    It is also magnificently toned ; but has telltale signs of being doctored as well.

    I can not stress enough to all that the grading services are holdering expertly toned coins

    But if it's wonderfully toned and dosn't " turn " over the years - who care's ?

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