A giveaway in honor of Frank and my 4000th post (The winner is RickMilauskas)

CoinAddict · August 19, 2005 9:13AM

All YNs and YNs at heart may enter. There is one catch though. For every post you make you must also add a pic of a MS Franklin Half since that is what Frank collected. None of them there proofs allowed. Pics off eBay or any other source are fine. I will draw a name Monday night sometime and PM the winner.

The prize will be a grab bag of whatever I find laying around which will probably include a CC Morgan, some darkside and whatever else I can scrounge up.

Post away!!!!

GaCoinGuy · August 19, 2005 9:17AM

Excellent thing you are doing! I'd be honored to post a Frankie in honor of Frankie when I get back home on my own computer tomorrow evening. But heres a nice one for now.

Tonight I'll be drinking a toast to Frank and another friend who passed away today after suffering a brain aneurysm this past Wednesday.

XpipedreamR · August 19, 2005 9:19AM

Here's a couple Frankies...

PS: Congrats, CoinAddict!

coinandcurrency242 · August 19, 2005 9:24AM

Baley · August 19, 2005 9:25AM

Frank is sorely missed, thanks for a great giveaway in his honor CoinAddict, also congrats on your milestone.

Here are a couple of low-mintage business strike Frankies:

Weather11am · August 19, 2005 9:26AM

hamiltonjh · August 19, 2005 9:26AM

how about a 1957 half..his birth year.

and yes, it's a proof. I dont win, but it's in here. GO YN's!!

dthigpen · August 19, 2005 9:28AM

Thanks for the great giveaway honoring Frank...

Here's a very ugly Franklin which Frank once said he actually really liked the toning on

Numismanic · August 19, 2005 9:29AM

Congrats on 4000, and thanks for the chance! Here's my NGC MS66
1953-S Franklin half.

dizzyfoxx · August 19, 2005 9:29AM

Wish I had one to post, but I don't.

Nevertheless, this is a very

thread in honor of your friend.

GaCoinGuy · August 19, 2005 9:31AM

Hamilton........I love that Frankie pic...........how'd you get that shot?

Spiffy469 · August 19, 2005 9:32AM

Nice lookin Franklin from one of Frank's tutorial series.
If you havent read some of them you should. They are a wealth of information.

Jeff

JJM · August 19, 2005 9:35AM

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XpipedreamR · August 19, 2005 9:38AM

A few more...

MadMarty · August 19, 2005 9:42AM

All mine are AU58!

LeeG · August 19, 2005 9:42AM

We miss you Frank! Great Giveaway and Congrat's on 4K. Not a YN, just wanted to post a Franklin to honor Frank.

laserart · August 19, 2005 9:49AM

This isn't mine, it belonged to Frank.

KentuckyJ · August 19, 2005 10:12AM

With sincere thanks to Frank for his excellent tutorials!

larger image - 1954-S 50C PCGS MS66FBL

Choice blazer. The opposite of toned

Obviously, one of our DLRC purchases. This was in their NY supplement to Richmond 1.

Congrats on your 4K

Nice give away!

KJ

DickyBetz · August 19, 2005 10:23AM

Thanks for the chance and congrats!

p8nt · August 19, 2005 10:25AM

Please enter me as a YN. Congrats on 4k!

Millertime · August 19, 2005 10:26AM

Here's one I found in horor of Frank. Please enter me in the giveaway.

Millertime

RickMilauskas · August 19, 2005 10:40AM

Here's to Frank...

ddbird · August 19, 2005 10:44AM

Im a YN too...this is from superior auctions...

For Frank!

prooflike · August 19, 2005 10:47AM

JRocco · August 19, 2005 10:49AM

Frank is missed, it is still a sad thing.

ibzman350 · August 19, 2005 10:50AM

I don't own any MS Franklins, but I found this one on the bay.

Congrats on 4000

Herb

Edited to add MS

stman · August 19, 2005 10:51AM

Frank was helping me locate the tough to find nicely toned coins of 1955. He didn't find this one but he indeed liked it.
Here's thinking of you Frank..... I'm not entering any contest. Just posting in honor of my "Modern" friend.

coinfreak499 · August 19, 2005 12:01PM

Frank was a great great person to have on these boards. Thanks for the giveway to honor Frank.

Shamika · August 19, 2005 12:03PM

Alas, I 've not a Franklin to post.

Still, Frank and I PM'd each other about Franklins as it was/is a series I plan on collecting in the future.

MrSpud · August 19, 2005 12:15PM

Here is a pic I took of a friends coin a while back. Thanks for having a giveaway in honor of Frank.

FatMan · August 19, 2005 12:18PM

Really had to dig deep for this one. I always playfully mocked Frank's Frankies so I never let him know I had any. Well Frank, this one's for you buddy.

Tassa · August 19, 2005 1:12PM

For Frank-

hamiltonjh · August 19, 2005 1:40PM

<< <i>Hamilton........I love that Frankie pic...........how'd you get that shot? >>

I stole it from a website

eyoung429 · August 19, 2005 1:59PM

Please enter me and congrats on your 4k post....
here's proof!

Numismatics · August 19, 2005 2:06PM

This coin is not owned by me.

xbob · August 19, 2005 2:45PM

To Frank...

(not my coin but I liked it - web rip)

MadMonk · August 19, 2005 10:54PM

Smittys · August 20, 2005 12:03AM

mrpaseo · August 20, 2005 12:08AM

Back in 1992 while in Basic Training we were fortunate enough to have this guy PVT Jones in our Platoon. He was the one that helped everyone, listened to all our problems and just basically made the training easier. For seven weeks he was there for us all, not a complaint, not an argument, kind of like a big brother to us all. Then tragedy struck, during the final Physical Training test (The Run) he became disorientated, he stumbled a bit at which time I grabbed his arm and helped him along...he made only a few more steps with my help then collapsed. I thought it was normal, often the men think they are to tired to push on and they fall to the ground as a last effort to relax... PVT Jones died shortly after on the way to the hospital, he suffocated from his extremities into his heart then his system gave up. In the end we found he had sickle cell anemia.

Frank was much the same way, never a complaint, never an argument, always willing to help anyone when needed. I don't understand why the good guys must pass and the rest of us continue on. At that time, I was willing to trade positions with PVT Jones, if only there had been a way.

For Frank the least I can do is post a Franklin in his honor, with that I submit the following gem.

Pics from www.coinfacts.com<B">
Respectfully

Ray

coinguy1 · August 20, 2005 12:24AM

I'm not entering the giveaway, but here is a description (in Frank's honor) and images of a Franklin Half Dollar I added to my website recently:

1953 Franklin Half Dollar NGC MS66
I believe that this is the first Franklin Half dollar I have handled in over a year. I made an exception because of its splendid multicolored obverse toning and, more importantly, because a very special friend of mine who had an affinity for "Frankie's", died last week, and I thought about him as soon as I saw this coin.

RGL · August 20, 2005 1:09AM

Congratulations, Kyle, both on your 4,000th post and your kind honor of Frank. As I have steered a couple of giveaways I have won to you as a YN, I will continue the tradition with your giveaway. I win, a YN wins. You're a class kid, Kyle...

Clankeye · August 20, 2005 1:43AM

Congratulations on 4000 posts, Kyle. You have a great Franklin collection, and a growing and impressive darkside collection. You're a good guy and a well-rounded numismatist.

Keep the quality posts coming, and have a great time at Purdue this fall.

Clankeye

2bucks · August 20, 2005 2:23AM

From reading all of the posts about Frank and seeing how many people truly cared about him, I feel as though I have missed something. I can tell he was very special and loved by many. In honor of Frank...

Congrats on your 4000+ posts!

RedTiger · August 20, 2005 5:11AM

A nice giveaway.

Here is my Frankie:

XpipedreamR · August 20, 2005 5:16AM

Wow, there's some great Frankies in this thread!

Craton · August 20, 2005 5:52AM

Now owned by Anaconda:

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Craton · August 20, 2005 6:16AM

A giveaway in honor of Frank and my 4000th post (The winner is RickMilauskas)

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