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How common or uncommon are clipped Franklin half dollars?

SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,657 ✭✭✭✭✭
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And how valuable are they compared to non clipped examples?

The reason I ask is that today I stopped by a local shop and snooped. The dealer has a couple of MS Franklins that are clipped (one a straight clip and the other a curved clip. Both are average in size.

Seeing these coins made me curious. Thus this thread.

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  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not extremely scarce but also not common as dirt and both curved or straight would command a decent premium comparable to clipped Morgan or Peace $1's.

    It isn't till you get into major mechanical errors on Franklin's that prices jump through the roof.
    To Err Is Human.... To Collect Err's Is Just Too Much Darn Tootin Fun!
  • TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I only have one:
    a 1956, unc with 2 small clips
    Frank

    BHNC #203

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