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Birthday Franklin

SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,515 ✭✭✭✭✭
I was born in the Philly 'burbs in 1958, so here's an appropriate coin (PCGS MS65FBL). FBL 1958 Frankies are surprisingly difficult to come by.

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Ah heck, while we're at it, here's one you've seen before, but it makes the matching coin for the yearset (PCGS MS66FBL).

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Have a happy Paul Revere's ride day folks!

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  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    Ooompa Loompa...
    imageBe Bop A Lula!!
    "Senorita HepKitty"
    "I want a real cool Kitty from Hepcat City, to stay in step with me" - Bill Carter
  • JeremyDie1JeremyDie1 Posts: 2,383 ✭✭✭
    I love the second pic. Ms 66 FBL. Great coin. The MS 65 FBL is not to shabby either. Congrats!
  • FatManFatMan Posts: 8,977
    I too was born in 58, and I assure you that I have not aged as gracefully.image

    Very nice Frankies!image
  • My birthday is in two weeks - I will be 92 !! image
  • RonyahskiRonyahski Posts: 3,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very cool Skyman!
    Some refer to overgraded slabs as Coffins. I like to think of them as Happy Coins.
  • I let out a "wow" when I viewed the first coin and then another "wow" when I viewed the second. Those are complete WOW coins!!!! Heart breakers......... I call them "heart breaker" because it breaks my heart to see them because I know I'll never own one like them.
  • DJCoinzDJCoinz Posts: 3,856
    Beautiful coins.
    aka Dan
  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,515 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thank you folks for all the kind words about these. I'm pretty happy with them as a birthyear set.



    << <i>I let out a "wow" when I viewed the first coin and then another "wow" when I viewed the second. Those are complete WOW coins!!!! Heart breakers......... I call them "heart breaker" because it breaks my heart to see them because I know I'll never own one like them. >>



    Actually, with a little bit of patience, and some looking around, you should be able to find/buy coins like these. One of the reasons I like Franklins is that you can find some real mind-bending coins for not too much money. The first one cost $350 and the second cost $450. Granted, I think that I managed to dicker a good deal on each of them, but still...
  • Very Nice...........image

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