1955 Franklin Half GTG revealed

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edited October 31, 2023 6:35PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Just for fun.

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  • gumby1234
    gumby1234 Posts: 5,901 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    With that toning its hard to tell from pics. I will say 65.

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  • percyb
    percyb Posts: 3,339 ✭✭✭✭
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    62

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  • pmh1nic
    pmh1nic Posts: 3,503 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very hard to judge based on the photograph. I can’t tell if the artifact seen just in front of the eyebrow is a hit or break in the toning. If it’s a hit it would greatly detract from the grade. If it’s simply a break in the toning it’s a 66. If it’s a hit it drops to a 62.

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  • Steven59
    Steven59 Posts: 11,227 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Grading from a" juiced" picture with toning ontop of it is a crapshoot. Just a WAG at 65 FBL

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  • The_Dinosaur_Man
    The_Dinosaur_Man Posts: 1,592 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I'd guess 64. Not a whole lot of detail on the bell on the reverse.

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  • Jacques_Loungecoque
    Jacques_Loungecoque Posts: 733 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    1. Weak struck reverse? Hard to tell.

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  • U1chicago
    U1chicago Posts: 6,993 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    MS 66 ...not FBL

  • Tom147
    Tom147 Posts: 1,619 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    ms65

  • jfriedm56
    jfriedm56 Posts: 3,101 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    MS-65 FBL

  • ChangeInHistory
    ChangeInHistory Posts: 3,121 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    64

  • Mr_Spud
    Mr_Spud Posts: 7,272 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    66FBL

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  • coinguy96
    coinguy96 Posts: 59 ✭✭✭
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    66FBL

  • 2windy2fish
    2windy2fish Posts: 1,143 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    66FBL

  • JeffersonFrog
    JeffersonFrog Posts: 1,183 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    The marks in the obverse field at 2:00 keep it from 66 - 65 imo.

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  • BuffaloIronTail
    BuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,765 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    1. The coin is too "mottled" with the reverse looking weak near the center.

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  • erwindoc
    erwindoc Posts: 5,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    65

  • marcmoish
    marcmoish Posts: 6,936 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    65 FBL

  • scotty4449
    scotty4449 Posts: 718 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    65

  • SanctionII
    SanctionII Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Impossible to accurately assess this toned Franklin from a photo.

    I would opine that the grade is likely between AU55 and MS64 (I see too many hits in the prime focal areas on the obverse to give it a 65).

    Only an in hand inspection of the coin, under good lighting, with a 10x loupe would allow a person to arrive at a grade opinion that has a solid foundation.

    So, privatecoin, do not keep us in suspense. What is the grade?

  • ShaunBC5
    ShaunBC5 Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    My initial thought was 64 and Om thinking no FBL

  • privatecoin
    privatecoin Posts: 3,853 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks for playing everyone. I've studied this coin like crazy, but I can't determine what they saw.


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  • Baley
    Baley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice coin overall and undervalued in that holder imo

    The mark is right before your face, staring you straight in the eye omo

    Usually when it.leaves a mark, the wheel of a counting machine slides causing a curved arc of a scratch or broader brush

    Sometimes it "catches and scuffs"

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  • gumby1234
    gumby1234 Posts: 5,901 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Looks like the wheel mark is from near the top of the head near the R going diagonally down into the hair.

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