1949 D Franklin Half, Want To Say FBL High Grade?

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amassey08873 Pillar of the Community United States 584 Posts	Posted 10/03/2010 11:14 pm I aquired this coin by one of those bulk silver buys. I was shocked to see such a nice coin. Still does Kartwheels. I tried to give the best quality using pacaso but still learning. Do you think this would qualify for FBL. Also any shots at grading would be great. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 10/05/2010 02:23 am Looks very close to FBL for sure. Your pics make me think MS63 but it's tough to tell. CAC has some great FBL photos on their website for comparison: http://www.caccoin.com/category/reference-sets/ ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
1893S Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 10/05/2010 11:50 am Sure has great detail. Franklins are just awful to grade. Bell and beam real nice! Report this Post to the Staff
amassey08873 Pillar of the Community United States 584 Posts	Posted 10/06/2010 7:25 pm Thanks, I must admit, I ordered Not 1 or 2 but 3 lots from ebay member who sells silver lots of coins, swears their coins are unsearched. Of course this was over a 3 month time line and @ $168 a lot for me its a little costly. I think its just over 7oz of silver coins per lot take into account Silver was about $18 an oz. I was new to the buying aspect but didn't know what to buy and I'm a bit of a gambler and sucker so this was perfect for me. I think back and say what the heck were you thinking. This all can be found in dealer junk boxes. But of course I didn't know that at the time. Although I did come out with some really nice coins. The first lot was tough to beat the second lot was horrible and third had this baby in it plus a Frosty Morgan I really didn't loose money if you took the few good coins and sold them. But now I would rather take that $168 and invest a little different. I will add more pics of coins I got through this seller. Edited by amassey08873 10/06/2010 7:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6394 Posts	Posted 10/06/2010 8:49 pm Looks like the upper bell lines are slightly incomplete towards the left side; this would be enough to disqualify it from FBL status I think. Your photos don't convince me this is mint state. As noted Franklins are tough to grade but it looks like there is loss of detail over Ben's hair and dull areas on the portrait. I'd guess it falls into AU territory. Report this Post to the Staff
amassey08873 Pillar of the Community United States 584 Posts	Posted 10/07/2010 12:28 am My latest win (Sold as MS-63) 1955 Franklin for $15 bucks. Have to rescan the reverse lighting is just a little off. Some light back or roll marks on cheeck of Franklin that dont show in the scan. Report this Post to the Staff
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