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LibertyEagle20 Pillar of the Community United States 1180 Posts	Posted 05/27/2017 8:39 pm I'm considering starting a collection of FBL Franklin halves. Aside from the 53-s (and maybe 52-s), it seems reasonable. I could settle for no FBL on those if I had to. MS 64 seems to be a good grade to shoot for since they are affordable. I've started to look on ebay and it appears Franklins often suffer from milk spots, is that true? Anything else to look out for in this series? Report this Post to the Staff

dollarcoinman Valued Member 51 Posts	Posted 05/27/2017 9:57 pm LE20, I have 1951-S and 1953-S Franklins. They are raw but I like the lines on them. The lines on the 1951-S are very good. Full but not sharp as to depth. A bag mark between the upper and lower lines. Report this Post to the Staff
Coconutjoe Pillar of the Community United States 1475 Posts	Posted 05/27/2017 10:28 pm I enjoy collecting Franklins over the years. Once milk spot is present in silver coins, it can not be removed, as far as I know. Just stay away from milk spotted coins. And make sure you don't store these high grade coins(mint & proof) where high temperature is present, like an attic in Southern States. Some of the coins have developed spots that was not present when I bought the coins about 20 years ago. (I had some coins in attic for few years due shortage in storage). Learned this from jbuck Edited by Coconutjoe 05/27/2017 10:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12804 Posts	Posted 05/27/2017 11:32 pm There is the "Bugs Bunny" die clash variety. Report this Post to the Staff
Coconutjoe Pillar of the Community United States 1475 Posts	Posted 05/28/2017 01:05 am They were both spot free 20 years ago.. Milk Spots Carbon Spots Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 05/28/2017 01:54 am I can't even afford a nice non-FBL Franklin set but, best of luck! Yeah, attic storage (or any non-climate controlled environment) is not advised. In my area, attic temps will be in the 130-150°F range during summer. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Imthealphaomega Pillar of the Community United States 3210 Posts	Posted 05/28/2017 09:01 am A fbl Franklin set is doable. Most of my set is 63/64 fbl, with exceptions of 52s, 53s (also 49S) is a sleeper date in fbl. The rest are relatively easy with a little bit of searching. Report this Post to the Staff
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