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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very difficult to grade through plastic.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Agreed, glare on lower right makes it a little tricky to tell. Upper line to the left of the bell crack looks a little weak for FBL designation, but again, could be the pics.
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I know: would love to have a high grade MS with FBL which I prob would get slabbed if above MS 65 but I dont want to break up the mint set if its not—to me the coin looks great other than a poss weak FBL but I am a novice for sure
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Bedrock of the Community
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Is it possible to have it Third Party Graded and have a certificate issued, without it having to be taken out of (and thus destroying) the original mint packaging?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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From looking though the cellophane it really does look like a beauty . For me FBL is only if the top 3 lines on the bell are full with no disruptions , on this coin they are . I would love to give this Franklin an MS-66 FBL but the cellophane detracts considerably . Might want to think about removing it and if the coin still shows a clean surface with no ticks or hair lines ; Send It In !  |
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 and if it was my coin, I would send it in...good luck if you decide to go that route |
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United States
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Very nice coin! Given the challenge of grading through packaging, I'd venture this is a strong MS65.
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Okiepb
Looking at the PCGS article, it would seem to indicate they only look at the bottom lines to determine FBL—i think my coin does have FBL but the light glimmers to the right end—will have to relook at the coin
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Well first of all It's a 66 or 67+ IMHO . If your going by the bottom lines of the bell , I don't think they are full . But if you go by the upper lines I say there's a 99.9% chance they're FBL . Gorgeous coin .  |
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Looking at the strength, reflectivity and packaging of the coin it looks a lot like a proof to me, not a business strike.
Edit: you can especially tell in the last two pictures by looking at the eagle and EPU.
Edited by CherryPicker1
05/03/2020 1:06 pm
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Cherrypicker1—-shouldn't be proof—i opened it from a unc -P mint set —i am going through the rest of coins in pack now
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Imag8r that is a proof set, not a mint set. You can see all of those coins are proofs, and that seal only comes in proof sets, not mint sets. Unfortunately this mean the half dollar is just an average proof coin.
Edit: Proof coins were struck in Philadelphia in the 50s. They did not move to San Francisco until years later.
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05/03/2020 1:42 pm
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