ICG Franklin on Teletrade
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Read the description, then take a look at the coin.
69? Did ICG go to the 100 point scale?
Geez, here's another one and it looks like the reverse had some "help" Piece 'O Crap
Read the description, then take a look at the coin.

Geez, here's another one and it looks like the reverse had some "help" Piece 'O Crap
“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.
My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
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I'm not saying that this coin would be a 69 without the spotting, but I doubt it entered the holder looking like this.
<< <i>This may have turned in the holder after a bad dip. I've seen plenty of fugly PCGS 69s that turned in the holder, too.
I'm not saying that this coin would be a 69 without the spotting, but I doubt it entered the holder looking like this. >>
True, but isn't that the point of the Intercept Shield?
My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
<< <i>Somebody would have to be insane to pay over $600 for that franklin proof... >>
I'm positive the seller put insane reserves on them. They'll go unsold.
My icon IS my coin. It is a gem 1949 FBL Franklin.
Did you see what the bids are at? $650 on the first and $700 on the second!! My guess is that they will go unsold. IMHO they are worth less than $50 each.
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I think a very significent amount of these coins "turn" in the holders because of the unscrupulous/uneducated/inexperienced
cleanings that take place prior to encapsulation .
<< <i>The spots and streaks are on the outside of the holder not the coin. >>
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<< <i>The spots and streaks are on the outside of the holder not the coin. >>
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I sincerely doubt it.
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<< <i>I sincerely doubt it. >>
Some of them clearly are on the holder (you can see some spots and scratches and their shadow). But some of these look like spotting which comes from a bad dip.
And I firmly believe that the holders are in tough shape, and there is quite a bit of spotting on the coins.
Lets look for them to be recycled into another TT auction in a couple of weeks.
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and they're cold.
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What I do know though, is that ICG slabs do not hold up very well at all. Scratches, smudges, scrapes and ticks seem to form all too easily.
Really hurts images of the coins.
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<< <i>The spots and streaks are on the outside of the holder not the coin. >>
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I sincerely doubt it. >>
I flat out doubt it ...............