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1961 Franklin Thoughts On A Grade

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 Posted 12/23/2014  1:45 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Hodagcoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Anyone wana throw put any thoughts or a grade for this guy. Picked it up at the pawnshop today. Thanks

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I'm not sure if you're aware, but the reflective surfaces and the eagle's feathers on the reverse (if I'm seeing them correctly) identify this coin as a proof.

Proofs can be a bit difficult to assign an accurate grade to, so I'll not attempt it. A more direct and close-up photo would be helpful.
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I was not aware that it was a proof I bought it at scrap price. Shop sells everything not graded at scrap. I will try and get a better pic however I'm using a phone to take pics so its not easy.
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Too much light is washing out the surfaces to give an accurate grade
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Coin looks like a proof. Hard to say what it would grade but my feeling is most likely in the lower 60's.
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Here are some more pics I tried to reduce the amount of light it got.

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Actually looks pretty good there, with a little toning.

These are hard to grade without holding in hand and kind of rotating it a bit to see all the scratches, but it doesn't look that beat up. Probably low 60s. Maybe pr-62?

If you paid scrap, you got a deal.

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