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Wornslick Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 02/28/2010 09:21 am I am planing on buy a 1954 & 1956 Franklin half dollars. Those are the years that my wife and I were born. While looking around E-Bay this morning I came across this listing..... http://cgi.ebay.com/1956-Franklin-H...66_W0QQitemZ 390161166107QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item5ad76aef1b Could someone please explain to me what Ty-Type-2 means? I checked my RedBook but they do not show it. Thanks, Report this Post to the Staff

eddiespin Pillar of the Community United States 1547 Posts	Posted 02/28/2010 10:31 am Here's what I found, should it be of any help; got it from here: http://www.stellacoinnews.com/index...alysis-1956/ ... "Early in the 1956 proof run, the mint switched to a new "Type 2" reverse design, where each feather in the neck of the eagle is well defined. There were other minor changes in the definition of the Liberty Bell as well. The Type 1 reverse makes up no more than 5% of the proof mintage for 1956, making it far more scarce in every grade than the Type 2." PS: That's a PCGS coin; here's the link to their Price Guide on these ... http://www.pcgs.com/prices/PriceGui...+Half+Dollar Report this Post to the Staff
Wornslick Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 02/28/2010 10:32 am Thank You for the info, but neither link would open. Edited by Wornslick 02/28/2010 10:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
eddiespin Pillar of the Community United States 1547 Posts	Posted 02/28/2010 11:07 am Uh oh, I see that, neither would they open for me. Here, try them this way (...I'm thinking a stray character might have somehow sneaked into the former formatting): http://www.stellacoinnews.com/index...alysis-1956/ http://www.pcgs.com/prices/PriceGui...+Half+Dollar Edited by eddiespin 02/28/2010 11:10 am Report this Post to the Staff
Wornslick Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 02/28/2010 11:28 am That did it. Thank you very much eddiespin. Report this Post to the Staff
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