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1948 P Franklin Half - Toning (A Favorite Of Mine) Enjoy!

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 Posted 02/11/2019  9:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Tunnioc to your friends list
MS64 with nicotine toning, no FBL, IMHO.

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 Posted 02/11/2019  9:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CarlOmaha to your friends list
T-BOP

I was surprised by your opinion of the MS65.

I did not mean to trick anyone, but the toning is deceiving so I am posting some new pics from my new USB microscope.

The first pics were from long ago with a camera and different lighting. These new pics are with the LED lighting of the scope and filters out the toning.


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 Posted 02/11/2019  9:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add morganhuls to your friends list
MS-65 all the way.
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 Posted 02/11/2019  9:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add muddler to your friends list
Great half!
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 Posted 02/11/2019  9:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list
Conflicting images. When you say "tope", do you mean "taupe"?



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 Posted 02/11/2019  9:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CarlOmaha to your friends list
Thank you, CoinFrog. Yes, I mean Taupe.
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 Posted 02/11/2019  10:04 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rayder to your friends list
I'm a Newb so maybe my observation is way off. I'm also no expert in halves. It looks to me to be AU. A little wear on the hair and something on the coin around the edges. To me that means not MS. Looks great though. Only you can tell us the real color of that coin.
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 Posted 02/12/2019  08:56 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add T-BOP to your friends list
Where are all the Franklin half experts . I would really like to know what grade are you giving this coin .
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 Posted 08/13/2019  12:39 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CarlOmaha to your friends list
I was curious about the condition of this coin and sent it in to NGC.

It came back UNC Details - Cleaned.


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 Posted 08/13/2019  9:27 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add hullamania to your friends list
Sorry to hear about the details designation. The coin is still beautiful, though.
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 Posted 08/13/2019  9:31 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CarlOmaha to your friends list
The fact that it is considered uncirculated makes me happy. I have wondered about this coin for maybe 10 years. I am happy to know its actual condition. I never thought about it being "cleaned". It may explain the color of the coin and that its tone is consistent/even on both sides.
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 Posted 08/13/2019  9:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ballyhoo to your friends list
Bummer. Before the grading I'd have swore it to be in the mid-MS range as well. Still, very nice Franklin.
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