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Pillar of the Community
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If you only wanted a few Franklin Halves, what years would you try to get the best examples of ? Bruce. |
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I always liked the 1963, since it was the last year issued.
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1949-S ,1951-S , 1952-S , and the 1955-P
Metalman
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Rick.
Would that be because of the mintage, or something else in your opinion
Bruce.
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Its a combination of mintages and strike quality,, finding examples with full strikes and FBL's for the 51-S and 52-S are tough .
I could and probably should have also mentioned the 49-D which becomes a tough coin above MS-64 grade.
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As always thanks to all for the info.
Bruce.
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Personally, I'd go for a 1948 (first year) and a 1960 (my birth year and the year they re-worked the dies).
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I would definitely go after the mint marked 48 thru 53 and then be absolutely hooked and finish the set!!!
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Rest in Peace
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I know the question was if you wanted to pick a few and agree with the above selections. However, this is a great set that can still be completed for a reasonable amount of money with careful shopping. As I always say, these will continue to see good growth in the coming years. Once again, it seems as if a generation removed pines for the coins of their youth. I have a complete set of Franklin's, including all the proofs. The non-proofs are all raw and the proofs are all slabbed by NGS,PCGS and ANACS. All the raw coins are MS63-66 and the slabbers are PF63-67. I only have one Cameo proof however. All in all it is a cool looking set. Good luck with whatever you chose to do! Like Terry said, once started you may want them all. Mike  |
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also there's a 59 type 1 and type 2. If I wanted only a few I would get the proofs from 1960-63 they won put a hole in wallet
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1950 proof... first year of Franklin proof and values keep increasing for these high valued coins.
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07/08/2007 11:10 am
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I will put my choice, in addition to the coins already mentioned, it would be a 1953-S, Unc. BU in best grade available and/or affordable.
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Rest in Peace
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The question has been pretty well answered.
I would just add that Franklins are one of the sets I have completed, and certainly are among my favorites.
I started my set with a gift of several high quality coins from a kind lady on another coin forum several years ago. I then added several coins that I had, and purchased the rest.
As mentioned, the set is one of my favorites, and one which I'm proud to show to my friends.
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I agree the Franklin set is very collect able, kind of short lived too. It ran for what, 15 years or so? I remember when I was a kid and I saw my first Franklin half, I was totally blown away. Didn't realize there were halves out there other than JFKs, funny what stays with us. 1964 was the last year we saw a design change on a circulating coin (if you want to consider half dollars circulating coins). I wonder had it not been for the incident in Dallas if Ben would still be on the half. |
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I've got a soft spot for these particular coins. My grandmother hoarded Franklin half dollars in a little porcelain bank for years. They aren't anything wonderful grade-wise, but they mean a lot to me to have them anyway. One of these days I'd like to finish off the set, in circulating quality. Proofs don't mean much to me, even if they are pretty and shiney. |
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