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Top 10 Rarest MS 65 FBL Franklin Halfs
PawPaul
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In 2001 , R.Tomaska wrote that the top ten were as follows :
"In order of rarity, the MS 65 FBL Franklins are: 1. 1953-S, 2. 1961-P, 3. 1962-P, 4. 1963-P, 5. 1952-S, 6. 1953-P, 7. 1961-D, 8. 1962-D, 9. 1951-S, and 10. 1949-D."
Let's see how those numbers have held up some 10 years later ,
1. 1953-S, 2. 1962-P, 3. 1963-P, 4. 1961-P, 5. 1952-S, 6. 1961-D, 7. 1962-D, 8. 1953-P, 9. 1960-D, and 10. 1951-S, ...........11. 1958-P
The mighty 1949-D is the lone date that fell out of the top ten ; which is ironic
because it is the most undervalued of all MS-65 Franklins at this time !
"In order of rarity, the MS 65 FBL Franklins are: 1. 1953-S, 2. 1961-P, 3. 1962-P, 4. 1963-P, 5. 1952-S, 6. 1953-P, 7. 1961-D, 8. 1962-D, 9. 1951-S, and 10. 1949-D."
Let's see how those numbers have held up some 10 years later ,
1. 1953-S, 2. 1962-P, 3. 1963-P, 4. 1961-P, 5. 1952-S, 6. 1961-D, 7. 1962-D, 8. 1953-P, 9. 1960-D, and 10. 1951-S, ...........11. 1958-P
The mighty 1949-D is the lone date that fell out of the top ten ; which is ironic
because it is the most undervalued of all MS-65 Franklins at this time !
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and they're cold.
I don't want nobody to shoot me in the foxhole."
Mary
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<< <i>I think the 62-P in PCGS MS65 is more underrated than the 49-D. >>
You took the words right out of my mouth bushy.
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<< <i>How the 1958-D didn't make the top spot I will never know
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<< <i>How the 1958-D didn't make the top spot I will never know
Isn't it obvious? Maybe I should write a book
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<< <i>How the 1958-D didn't make the top spot I will never know
Isn't it obvious? Maybe I should write a book
That will make my slew of 58-D FBL's extremely rare and valuable!!
<< <i>How the 1958-D didn't make the top spot I will never know
No no we all know the hardest one in fbl is the 59 D!
What will it take to see the Franklin market jump not in mere 1-3 dollar increments, but in the 20-100 range?
Someday a monster roll of 53-S's will surface and the pops will rise like a blueberry muffin and the values will drop, same with a 93-S Morgan (strange commonality here).
Are FBL's in 65 or 66 that tough? Or can it be said that the TPG's do not want to take the chance of being overly gratuitous with grades?
I would love to nail a 53-S in a 4 FBL, wonder if there is one for sale out there...
I see more '62-Ps in MS65FBL, than '63-Ps, even though the pops would suggest differently, and most of the '63-Ps were not as appealing visually than the '62-Ps. I also see more '62-Ps than '61-Ps. And white '57-Ps and '58-Ps, very challenging in MS65FBL.
<< <i>I think the 62-P in PCGS MS65 is more underrated than the 49-D. >>
well , are we talking FBL coins ? The FBL thingy can muddle such discussion's .......
The King , the undisputed heavyweight champion , the Key ,
to the Franklin series in general - is the 1949-D .
Relative to the prices of the other dates in the series , it is the most vastly undervalued ........
not to say the '62 isn't a true bargain at the going rate of 100$ or less for a MS 65 - I'll give you that
BTW, you young whippersnappers that aren't familiar with foodude because he doesn't post 'round here so much anymore, listen up:
he is a Franklin Force to be reckoned with!
No, I was not talking FBL's but just 65's
and they're cold.
I don't want nobody to shoot me in the foxhole."
Mary
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Oh, other than the cool toners, '53-S (because the FBLs of that date are so rare), and the '49-S, and '59-P PLs, I don't handle many non-FBLs.
Greg, I'll see you at CSNS in Chicago as I think you don't go to the South Shore Show anymore.
then that put's the 1949-D at the very top of the undervalued Franklin MS-65 FBL mountain .
Such coins should be valued in the 1500 to 2000 dollar range : at the very least !
See you at FUN buddy
The Top 10 Sports Cars Ever Produced - That is something since there have been a ton of sports cars produced over the past 80 years or so. That is a list to take note of if you are interested in that sort of thing.
But really....the top 10 MS65 FBL Franklins???? If I told my kids to pick the top 10 MS65 FBL Franklins out of the list of 34(I think this is correct)....guess what, they would get a lot of them right.
And then a few of you want to discuss the one that dropped out of the top 10 and another that should have made the list etc.
Anyone else agree with me? I like Franklins....I even have a set of them, but really?
Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner.
and yes, isn't it utterly silly to pay any attention to this thread ?
..........can't wait to see the coins you have in your set
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<< <i>Shane, you caught me at a weak moment. I tried buy that Frankie back in a Heritage auction but was out bid- I may have been the underbidder. The quarter is in my personal collection- I had Brandon take pics of it- it looks exactly like the pics. See you at FUN! >>
In the original minst set packaging:
My images always looked juiced on this set becuase they were so mind blowing colorwise....here is one of the halves out of the set that went 66*FBL
the other I thought should have gotten the star but did not...
Your quarter and it's brother from the same set...
Then there is the glaring differances in standards.
62 is a tough date for true gems, with or without fbl. That was evident to me around 8 or 9 years ago.
It took me years to get what I consider a true shot 6 PCGS-65 non fbl.
<< <i>....and I 'll take that '62 Monk ! ............I will tell you where to ship it
I think you really would, PP. It's a very solid coin. I paid dearly for it.....it was the voices.......
<< <i>.....you hear them too ...............?
Psychedelic voices.Yes indeed!
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<< <i>.....you hear them too ...............?
Yes! I was able to basically ignore them for a few years, but they were always there. It keeps telling me to buy a nice 1960-D in P-65.
Seem like bargains right now.
<< <i>what about the 1950 D PCGs MS65FBL? >>
...the 49-S and '51-P both have pops. lower then the 50-D !
....and the 1957 has a lower MS65 FBL pop. then both the 1951-D and 1952-D !!!