Back 2 Franklins : A white PCGS '49-P

PawPaul

What do you think of this white '49-P ?

I hardly ever bite on brilliant one's - but this one looked so much better then the average ...........

coindudeonebay

Was Rick-O the underbidder? LOL

Bochiman

Nice luster but I hope the spots around the T-Y on the obverse and the bell on the reverse aren't as noticeable inhand.

TomB

I think this coin might illustrate why it is so difficult to obtain uber-grades for untoned Franklin halves. I don't know the assigned grade, but the easily visible milk spots on the obverse and luster graze on the reverse would likely be tough to see with nice toning sprinkled on the coin.

PawPaul

...'dem dare spots can be good or bad ;

bad if their left over dip residue ...........

good if their "soap" spots from the rinse the planchets used to get , as that would indicate a chance at a never dipped coin .

Brilliant , undipped ,blast white half dollar Franklins with near mark free surfaces, boldly struck , having orig. un-tampered with luster

that are free from all

but the most trivial surface problems , - are rare as hell

I did not even weigh there presence on this coin until you mentioned them Bman .............. that's how insignificant they are to me

PawPaul

<< <i>I think this coin might illustrate why it is so difficult to obtain uber-grades for untoned Franklin halves. I don't know the assigned grade, but the easily visible milk spots on the obverse and luster graze on the reverse would likely be tough to see with nice toning sprinkled on the coin. >>



it is risky for me to jump on a non-toned Franklin

.that's probably why I don't mess with the white ones ..........

I reckon I just couldn't let Bushmaster get this one , or Tomaska

a white PCGS MS 65 FBL '49-P that is in the upper deck of all those graded brilliant to date is a genuine rarity .

SamByrd

wow that is the best non toned pre 51 Franklin I have seen. I am no expert but Damn what a coin. The curl and hair are so well struck and the surfaces so pristine before I read the grade I thought ,Its got to be a 66 or 67.

PawPaul

this is an example of a '50-D PCGS MS66 FBL ..........black or white ; were all at the mercy of the graders on any given day .

And yes SamB - thats what I was thinkin'

but the crowd here is most always tuff ......, very tuff indeed !

66WhiteFBL

I remember when PCGS first started the FBL designation.Blast white FBL PCGS MS65 49-P's were impossible to find for several years.I never could
find one in an "Old Green Holder". I paid $500.00 plus each for 2 of the first 3 I bought and,at the time,thought I got a steal.The last 2 that I bought
this past year cost me about $100.00 each. The problem free blast white 66FBL 49-P is still a very rare animal.I paid an arm and a leg for each one
I have.After all these years,I would wager that PCGS has not graded more than 800 blast white 66FBL Frankies for the entire series.

PawPaul

and if your who I think you are ..........you got about half of them !

MadMonk

Not bad. Look at the same grade in post 58 pieces and the there will be a drastic differance.

deltadimeman

someone must have dipped off the nice color ? but i still like them !

PawPaul

.For a white '49 ..........in hand it has to be on the threshold of a 66

SkyMan

Have you been out in the sun too much? A white Franklin???



With that said, yours is a nice looker.



Actually, truthfully, I enjoy the occasional white Frankie too (pretty luster etc.), but if I'm gonna' go that route I'll buy a nice raw one, something in the MS64 - MS64FBL range. Dirt cheap and attractive.

AuroraBorealis

<< <i>Have you been out in the sun too much? A white Franklin???





With that said, yours is a nice looker.



Actually, truthfully, I enjoy the occasional white Frankie too (pretty luster etc.), but if I'm gonna' go that route I'll buy a nice raw one, something in the MS64 - MS64FBL range. Dirt cheap and attractive. >>



Now if those white Frankies look like your 1958 PCGS PF67UC SkyMan i would be a big fan!

AB

bushmaster8

This one is PCGS66:



Yours looks to be nicer.

PawPaul

it is at least equal to your pix of a 66 -

I do not know enough about white Franklins to be objective about their grading nuances - but I can say it would take more then my fingers on both hands to

count the number of toned MS 65 PCGS Franklins I have owned that ended up in PCGS MS 66 holders .