One nice thing about the HIGH price of silver

Meltdown

Is cheap-o Franklins. I picked the pair of these up last week for $25.

Some days I feel like I need to stop buying widgets and focus on more
quality pieces, but a large part of my enjoyment in this hobby is still finding nice coins at affordable prices.
The 1958 Accugrade is a decent coin, nice luster & subtle edge toning.
The NTC Franklin is likely not a 66, but is a very clean Franklin.

bushmaster8

63 looks surprisingly good!

relicsncoins

The 63 looks lackluster and possibly AU to me.

pmac

How much?

Meltdown

<< <i>The 63 looks lackluster and possibly AU to me. >>




The photo's do tend to dull the coin quite a bit.
I'm still working on a light setup... these were just shot with daylight from the windowsill.
I'm getting pretty good at Franklins so I'm confident that it's a mint state coin.

djdilliodon

If the luster is there in hand on that 63, you do extremely well!

Elcontador

Maybe. But the downside is that common date Barber Dimes and Quarters in G-VG are worth more for their melt than their numismatic value. I remember in 1980 taking coins like these into a coin shop for their bullion value. Economically, it was the right thing to do, but I didn't feel good about it.

Meltdown

<< <i>Maybe. But the downside is that common date Barber Dimes and Quarters in G-VG are worth more for their melt than their numismatic value. I remember in 1980 taking coins like these into a coin shop for their bullion value. Economically, it was the right thing to do, but I didn't feel good about it. >>



Good point.