franklin experts , at or nt ????

deltadimeman

picked up this nice looking 63 half at a coin show this weekend, (from a dealers double row boxes ) . is it at or nt ? it has great mint luster and looks to be a 65+ coin .

djdilliodon

Has that envelope toned look but the only thing that makes me a bit iffy on it is the colors displayed. Id send it in worse case you lose your grading fees.

RebelRon

I'm not sure if it is at or not.The hit on the shoulder may keep it out of 65.

lcoopie

I am no expert
but I will say AT

and I will wait for the real experts to chime in.

metalmeister

Ding on sholder holds it back to 64 IMHO

rainbowroosie

80-20 it is real; however, NOT real attractive. Don't slab it.

joebb21

ive never seen that type of color before...

truthteller

The colors are questionable for this particular date. On a '56-'58, it may have passed. PCGS or NGC are unlikely to grade this coin.




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ArizonaJack

I agree with the board on the color

PawPaul

<< <i>The colors are questionable for this particular date. On a '56-'58, it may have passed. PCGS or NGC are unlikely to grade this coin.




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this feller speaks the truth !

SkyMan

<< <i>

<< <i>The colors are questionable for this particular date. On a '56-'58, it may have passed. PCGS or NGC are unlikely to grade this coin.




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this feller speaks the truth ! >>



Yup!

kryptonitecomics

I don't like it as NT...those colors can be easily duplicated with little more than a book of matches and a heat lamp....I have a proof frankie with the same colors that were left in a box with matches.....


As for the grade the coin is easily a 65 even with that hit.....might not go 66 becuase of it but anyone who doesn't think a coin with that hit can get in a 65 holder needs to go to heritage auction archives and revew some high res images of MS65 frankie...the reverse of that coin looks like a lock 66

ricko

Dip it... you can always restore that color (real easy) or make it even better (just as easy). It will look better blast white and likely grade 65/66. Cheers, RickO

sinin1

If it came from a US mint double mint set year, it might (last year for those was 1958)
that baby blue color is hard to see naturally without a few other colors which are not seen on this coin


your 65+ assessment may be high , unless the luster and eye appeal just blow you away - which I can not tell from this pic


the reverse has a couple dark spots and the lower bell is scruffy

cheezhed

NT all the way, I had a similar coin (1961) that was blue toned just like this one.

bushmaster8

Usually purple is a red flag. But that one looks ok to me, at least in that particular pic.

PawPaul

well there ya' go !

even the "experts" can not decide