I have seen some of these on e-bay going for crazy money,,does this coin appear to have been polished,or what would be the give away of a cleaned coin,,last what would this be graded at,,VF?
I would say this half is F15-VF20, so it may slip in at VF It does not look polished, or harshly cleaned, but it probably is cleaned (dipped) The color is too even for a coin with the amount of wear this coin has, especially around the devices flagging it as a cleaned coin.
The 1949-S Franklin is the key of the Franklin business strike series so it does command a premium in all grades. I would grade it VF but I have a question about the provided images- are they scans or photos?
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