Recommendations On Purchasing Coins Not Graded

ebay has a ton of franklins raw and slabbed and many of the slabbed are the same price as raw in the lower grades

When starting out with a new series, it is good to look at slabbed coins for an idea of what is legitimate and what is not. This way you can educate yourself until you can tell for yourself.

Interesting thing though...now that you mention it. I own quite a few fake coins I deliberately bought from the Chinese to study them. I have had quite a bit of experience with fake coins. However, I do not remember ever seeing a faked Franklin.

It might be they are not faked as much (at all?) b/c there is not really one key date that would bring in a huge return if it could be sold to scam someone.

Common date silver dollars are faked, as are ASEs. But I think this is b/c these coin types are more noted, overall, as representing value in the coin hobby.

I am of the opinion the raw Franklins you see on ebay would almost certainly be real. There are tests you could apply to it to make sure. What is called the tissue test is simple. Search for it on this forum. Doing a search for fake Franklins on the internet also brings up very little.

Just post pics of one here and we can help you.

Franklins are not rare coins and you don't really have to worry much about fakes. There are simple tests, like how they ring, to see if they are made of silver. Investing in a scale is also quite helpful for this.

If getting a hold of them is really an issue, you may want to try the for sale and wanted sections of this site. See what people will offer them to you for.