63-D FBL Franklin ??!??!??

JMOORE · January 27, 2003 12:18PM

Just got it in the mail today...

Nice coin but I think PCGS may have been generous with the FBL

What do you think?

Baley · January 27, 2003 12:25PM

yep, that one just squeeked by the FBL, must have been submitteded on a "good" day... for the sender.

DCAMFranklin · January 27, 2003 3:02PM

You can't even see the bottom 3 bell lines, the only 3 that PCGS uses to determine FBL.

LucyBop · January 27, 2003 3:16PM

the 60s are hard in FBL, and it seems that PCGs may let some borderline ones pass.

greghansen · January 27, 2003 6:59PM

No, that looks fine to me. Of course the bell lines are soft just left of the crack, but the overall continuity of the lines is there IMO. Just fortunate that hit above the lines to the right of the crack didn't extend down over the top bell line. That would have done it in!

LucyBop · January 27, 2003 7:03PM

There is some weakness to the right of the crack that I have found to be typical on 1960-63 Frankies.... Though there are some fully struck with stronger bell lines, they are much more scarce.......

Gilbert · January 27, 2003 7:31PM

It may just be the image, but that is an easy FBL for PCGS. If you think that one is lacking, then you really ought to look at some of PCGSs 64FBLs; you would really have a laugh.

LucyBop · January 27, 2003 7:36PM

<< <i>then you really ought to look at some of PCGSs 64FBLs >>

I own my share of em......

FC57Coins · January 27, 2003 7:47PM

I agree with Lucy and the rest of the affirmatives - that's a typical 60's fbl - remember that the master die was reworked with less emphasized bell lines in 1960, so weak lines are going to be the norm in 60-63 coins. Remember too that the bell lines are a diagnostic of a "full strike" so even though the bell lines are juuuuuust getting there, you have to look at the overall quality of the coin to make a full assessment.

Frank

63-D FBL Franklin ??!??!??

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