# 12 Franklin Registry Set in Teletrade Auction Sunday Sept 27
Bcsican
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Heads up to the Franklin collectors, many finest known Franklins all in "Old Green Holders"
from my retired # 12 set (The Las Vegas all Old Green Holder Set) will be in Teletrade auction
#2750...Sunday 27th of September end of this month. The auction should upload today for viewing.
These truly are some of the nicest examples for date and grade in the very elusive Old Green Holder.
IM hoping Teletrade gets the pictures correct many toned coins from this collection need to
be viewed in hand capturing the true effect of colors these coins exhibt.
from my retired # 12 set (The Las Vegas all Old Green Holder Set) will be in Teletrade auction
#2750...Sunday 27th of September end of this month. The auction should upload today for viewing.
These truly are some of the nicest examples for date and grade in the very elusive Old Green Holder.
IM hoping Teletrade gets the pictures correct many toned coins from this collection need to
be viewed in hand capturing the true effect of colors these coins exhibt.
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myurl The Franklin All Old Green Holder Set
I think T.T. did as good as they could on your coins ; I have seen much, MUCH worse pix on coins I submitted to them
I know if I was buying , I would make very strong bids on several of them .
Those coins in the O.G.H's were clean , very few marks and top notch . I think you will do well indeed
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myurl The Franklin All Old Green Holder Set
I wish you luck on your sale - Sunday is by far their best day to sell, and it isn't a holiday
the green 'old slab' icons are yours?
I will spend some time looking as usually I just scan on auction day if I am not buisy and put in a couple lowball bids
as many coins have very optimistic reserves by sellers
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I'll be bidding and feel certain you'll do just fine.
<< <i>I'll be bidding and feel certain you'll do just fine. >>
I hope your right, if not you may get a real steal depending on the bidders...
Nads of a Mastadon"..
That reminds me of what women want in the four animal groups...
1). A lion in bed.
2). A mink in the closet.
3). A Jaguar in the garage.
4). and a Jackass to pay for it all....
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myurl The Franklin All Old Green Holder Set
Franklin collectors!! No reserves high bid wins cant be any better than that....
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myurl The Franklin All Old Green Holder Set
NGC registry V-Nickel proof #6!!!!
working on proof shield nickels # 8 with a bullet!!!!
RIP "BEAR"
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myurl The Franklin All Old Green Holder Set
Regarding Franklins specifically, my top 10 set (I just haven't added a coin or two to the set to move the set into the top 10) has also been a below average "investment" for me compared to the majority of other sets and coins I have purchased in the past 10-20 years. I grew up with the coins and built the set because I really enjoy the series. I had no great expectations of making a great deal of money with the coins and I have not been disappointed with those expectations. Sure, I will have some coins bought a decade or two ago that should upgrade down the road when I chose to let PCGS see them again - but, the coins that will remain in the same holder I acquired them at years ago have not performed all that well (with the possible exception of my 53-S in MS65FBL).
But, the fact remains, the Franklin series is a super series to us "baby boomers" and may become a very popular "retro" set to the next couple of generations as time goes by. I am not selling my top coins anytime soon regardless of the annual rates of return on the collection.
As always, just my 2 cents. Wondercoin
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myurl The Franklin All Old Green Holder Set
A couple of others tried the T.T route in this down environment , and even with reasonable reserves -they got slaughtered.
It is a sad crying shame that your very nice coins brought just shy of squat............there must have been very few serious bidders.
I bid that 59-D up to more then you orig. wanted ( i think skyman bought it
apparently nobody else was in the game ..........
I clicked on half dollars and scrolled down to 1948. First thing I noticed was there was no 1948-P being offered??? Maybe I missed it, but, I couldn't find the 1948-P. Then, I saw there was absolutely no identifying description that linked all of the coins in the collection to easily ensure that I was bidding on this particular collection. So, not being able to even start with a 1948-P coin to examine and not having this #12 set even described in the coin descriptions to make sure I was bidding on coins from the #12 set, I left the site.
For those collectors considering a sale like this one, it is probably a good idea to make sure all the coins in your collection are identified in the auction descriptions.
Wondercoin
One person can stir up interest and demand in a series....... yeah, one person....
"Senorita HepKitty"
"I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
<< <i>I went over to Teletrade with about 1/2 hour left in the auction. I was looking for this collection to possibly bid on a couple coins - usually Teletrade will call the collection something (e.g. the Worst Collectible In The Marketplace Today Collection").
I clicked on half dollars and scrolled down to 1948. First thing I noticed was there was no 1948-P being offered??? Maybe I missed it, but, I couldn't find the 1948-P. Then, I saw there was absolutely no identifying description that linked all of the coins in the collection to easily ensure that I was bidding on this particular collection. So, not being able to even start with a 1948-P coin to examine and not having this #12 set even described in the coin descriptions to make sure I was bidding on coins from the #12 set, I left the site.
For those collectors considering a sale like this one, it is probably a good idea to make sure all the coins in your collection are identified in the auction descriptions.
Wondercoin >>
i think the seller thought after posting his set on the BST board here and his posts in the Registry Forum that it was going up at Teletrade with links here and there to the PCGS #12 Set , that he covered that base .
Myself ? I comb every single Franklin that shows up on T.T , every auction , every week
of corse I got the time to do that and I had followed this #12 set all along the way ; from it's building to its dismantling
The Dollar is tanking to all time lows, Global Economy is sucking the proverbial bag
and a huge number of people are losing jobs, Homes and more!
With so many negatives working against you (and ALL OF US), if all you lost is
Two Thousand Dollars - really .... you did quite well.
You CAN recover, if you play your cards just right.
This is true of any & ALL series.
<< .... One person can stir up interest and demand in a series....... yeah, one person.... >>
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myurl The Franklin All Old Green Holder Set
that MS66 1954 ; I paid 400$ for it around three years ago , and had I any freakin money I would have gladly paid at least 300$ to have it back
the 52-S in 66 ran me 300$ + from J. Schuch about 6 years ago ......that one was a jewel too
like the feller's said - there is not enough money available to pay what those coins were worth - at least thats my story
look for some of them to re-apear on eBay for alot more then what they were ripped for !
<< <i>Ok so here is the ugly truth, I have know for a long time Franklins were in the toilet, and still dropping. The coins I sold and what I paid were off about 2000 bucks!!!!!!!!!!! I knew I would be taking a beating but holy s$%# I got screwed at the same time and no one handed me the vaseline!! IM an expert in the series all I can say is stay away unless you love the coins you are going to get royally screwed as an investment!!!!!!DO NOT BUY THESE COINS UNLESS YOU HAVE NO PROBLEM ABOUT THROWING MONEY AWAY!!!! FRANKLINS ARE THE # ONE WORST INVESTMENT IN THE COIN MARKET, IF YOU DONT BELIEVE ME FEEL FREE TO TRY THEM... HAD ONE OF THE BEST SETS AND STILL THE MONEY TO INVESTMENT RATIO IS ONE OF THE WORST EVER... THIS COMING FROM A PERSON THAT LOVES THE SERIES......THIS IS THE TRUTH! ON A NO RESERVE AUCTION...tread lightly buy because you love the coins... >>
No offense, but in my mind, enjoying, collecting and assembling a beautiful set like you did (I have seen every pic listed on your registry set), then unloading it for a mere loss of $2,000 amortized over seven years doesn't really seem that bad to me. I would be proud of the accomplishment, especially since the set was high quality and consistent in assembling coins graded during the strictest and favored stage of PCGS (OGH) If you were a wine collector you would have drinken it away, golfer, you would be ten thousand dollars lighter or more.
I know $2,000 is good money, but notice the financial times we are in when you went to sell. I think as collectors our sense of collecting worth is built into not only buying the right coins, but having them appreciate as proof of our collecting acumen. It is how we validate we are skilled graders and patient buyers. However, it need not be the case if one's goals are achieved and the search was rewarding and enjoyeable. That is why they call it a hobby.
Great job on the set, and quite an accomplishment.
Tyler
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like there going to bring way more with the sticker ......right ?
<< <i>like there going to bring way more with the sticker ......right ?
Had I kept the set would have done the same thing had as many CACed...but for a quick turn around with TTs fees have to say..
I agree with you....WTF are they thinking?
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<< <i>oh - and I double checked - I paid 480$ for that 1954 in PCGS 66 !!!!!!!!!!! >>
Sad confirmation on the current trend for a nice high end coin....
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something fishy ..........
<< <i> for a whole lot more then you got .........
something fishy .......... >>
seller buy back....
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this was an attempt to imply CAC coins sell 4 more ........