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What Do You Think Of This Franklin Half?

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 Posted 05/14/2014  08:10 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kanga to your friends list
The picture looks good to me
BUT
I bet it's NOT a picture of the coin you'll get.

The seller is offering more than 1 coin in that listing.
But there's only a picture of one coin.

On the other hand he's got plenty of feedback with no apparent bad ones.
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 Posted 05/14/2014  08:39 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John1 to your friends list
It has a PCGS number but the pic shown is a raw coin and it keeps saying uncirculated but it is a proof coin so
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 Posted 05/14/2014  08:53 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add dsfreeworld to your friends list
its legit. chances are he has a handful of these from proof sets and broke those sets up and is now selling. Unless you're a proof collector, you may want to shop for a mint state coin and compare prices, looks etc...
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 Posted 05/14/2014  09:42 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John1 to your friends list
What about the PCGS number?,how can more then one coin have the same PCGS number?
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 Posted 05/14/2014  10:09 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add scottk to your friends list
Where is the pcgs number? I didn't see one.
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 Posted 05/14/2014  10:14 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add smokeriderdon to your friends list

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saying uncirculated but it is a proof


Yes. A proof coin can certainly be circulated or uncirculated. That is simply a term defining whether the coin was used as money and shows wear/marks from it. So it applies to proof coins as well. I have plenty of circulated proofs I have found roll hunting.


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What about the PCGS number?


Two very simple possibilities.

One. He used a template and forgot to remove that. I do it all the time.

Two, and the one I believe most likely. Is 6699 the number PCGS uses to identify proof Franklins? It is only a 4 digit number, so clearly is NOT the SN assigned to a graded coin.

Scott, many dealers do this. I have plenty of ATB Quarters for sale in my store. I am NOT going to take a pic of each and every one and make a separate listing. That would be ridiculous. Same thing here. He has a good number of these coins, so he took a pic of one for the listing. Otherwise he would have to put up 8 listings for essentially the same coin. And pay 8 insertion fees etc etc.

I have purchased from this seller before and liked the coins I received. No reason not to purchase this coin from them.
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 Posted 05/14/2014  10:51 am  Show Profile   Check 52Raymo's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add 52Raymo to your friends list
Hey at least he wears gloves when handling his proofs.
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 Posted 05/14/2014  11:34 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John1 to your friends list
6699 was the number I was talking about,so my question was answered.The way the guy wrote the whole ad makes me suspect.
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 Posted 05/14/2014  12:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add dave700x to your friends list
Looks like a nice proof to me. Here's the feedback from the first '58 proof sold:

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Very nice coin! Fast shipping too! Thank you very much! Good seller. A+++++++++
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 Posted 05/14/2014  12:26 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add dsfreeworld to your friends list
Nah, No need to be suspicious the PC GS four digit number is the designation for a 1958 Franklin half proof obviously he has multiples to sell and he's using the PC GS designated number as an identifier not trying to deceive anybody it looks completely legit based on past sales feedback
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 Posted 05/14/2014  12:55 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add scottk to your friends list
Ok. I bought one last night. Just wanted some expert opinions.
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 Posted 05/14/2014  2:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list

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Not sure if I'm putting this in the right forum.
I fixed it for you.
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 Posted 05/15/2014  12:59 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CelticKnot to your friends list
If that's what it ends up looking like in your gloved hand... I think it's gorgeous.
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 Posted 05/15/2014  10:43 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add scottk to your friends list
Yeah, I like it. I might just make Franklin prooves my first collection. Up to this point, all I've bought is random coins. Franklin prooves would be easy to get the full date set.
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 Posted 05/16/2014  2:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MikeLuvsCoins to your friends list
I always ask if the coin pictured is the coin I'm getting.
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