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1963 Franklin Half PCGS Sample
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I was way off with my guesstimate on this sample, figured $200-$300.
With two hours left in auction it was up to $309, at that time I stopped watching as I knew the bidder really wanted this Sample.
Final price $1009.00
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Love for Music / Collector of Dreck
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Love for Music / Collector of Dreck
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There is another thread, same subject...crazy price though.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/996598/new-record-for-a-pcgs-sample-tonight-on-ebay#latest
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My apologies, please disregard...
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Love for Music / Collector of Dreck
Glad I didn't chase that one down. I was out after 80 bucks.
Holey Moley...$1009??? Wow...That is amazing....and the winner swooped in with a nuclear bid that the others did not pursue....Amazing... Someone WANTED that coin/slab...It would be a real heart breaker for sample slab collectors if the winner cracks it and submits it for grade. Cheers, RickO
Usually when samples fetch these prices my first thought is they're cracking and crossing. Probably saw something everybody else missed.
This is the first Franklin sample (that I have seen) to cross the auction block since Cameron Kiefer on sampleslabs.com posted the only other one known PCGS type 8.1 (sold May 2004) and this type is not even listed as many of the bidders on this lot knew.
There were 12 different bidder for this coin and I also knew this was one that was going to the top.
Way out of the price range I would pay for samples.
This Franklin sample slab has the correct PCGS coin number 6684 for the date 1963, Grade is 00 and serial number 12345678 and the word 'sample' is to the right. Very close to the sample slabs type 8.1. Just the coin number difference. 654321 vs 6684.
These two slabs look to made at around the same time as both holders look very similar.
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These are sample collectors chasing these. No ones cracking anything.
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If you saw an ms69 1948 in a sample slab, would you not be tempted?
I have a FBL Franklin in a puck.
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