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1955 Franklin Half GTG revealed

privatecoinprivatecoin Posts: 3,788 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited October 31, 2023 6:35PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Just for fun.

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    gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,901 ✭✭✭✭✭

    With that toning its hard to tell from pics. I will say 65.

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    percybpercyb Posts: 3,339 ✭✭✭✭

    62

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    pmh1nicpmh1nic Posts: 3,491 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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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    Steven59Steven59 Posts: 11,012 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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_ManThe_Dinosaur_Man Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'd guess 64. Not a whole lot of detail on the bell on the reverse.

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

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    U1chicagoU1chicago Posts: 6,891 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS 66 ...not FBL

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    Tom147Tom147 Posts: 1,619 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ms65

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    jfriedm56jfriedm56 Posts: 2,993 ✭✭✭✭✭

    MS-65 FBL

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    ChangeInHistoryChangeInHistory Posts: 3,109 ✭✭✭✭✭

    64

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    Mr_SpudMr_Spud Posts: 7,165 ✭✭✭✭✭

    66FBL

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    coinguy96coinguy96 Posts: 59 ✭✭✭

    66FBL

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    2windy2fish2windy2fish Posts: 1,104 ✭✭✭✭✭

    66FBL

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    JeffersonFrogJeffersonFrog Posts: 1,170 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The marks in the obverse field at 2:00 keep it from 66 - 65 imo.

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    BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,742 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1. The coin is too "mottled" with the reverse looking weak near the center.

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    erwindocerwindoc Posts: 5,420 ✭✭✭✭✭

    65

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    marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,905 ✭✭✭✭✭

    65 FBL

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    scotty4449scotty4449 Posts: 718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    65

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    SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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?

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    ShaunBC5ShaunBC5 Posts: 1,935 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My initial thought was 64 and Om thinking no FBL

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    privatecoinprivatecoin Posts: 3,788 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for playing everyone. I've studied this coin like crazy, but I can't determine what they saw.


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    BaleyBaley Posts: 22,663 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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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    gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,901 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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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