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Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 09/10/2006 6:39 pm Posting SCANS of a 1955 Franklin half. Im' aware that scans leave alot to be desired when it comes to trying to grade a coin, but that's the best I've got for now. A brief description: The coin does have full bell lines, and appears to have full mint luster, in the sunlight it runs completely across Ben on the obverse, and the Liberty Bell on the reverse. Nice coin, but I know squat about grading anything that isn't circulated, and very little about the ones that are. What do you think? Image: 1955 Franklin.jpg 7.36 KB Image: 1955 Franklin - Reverse.jpg 8.11 KB Report this Post to the Staff

Irishraider Pillar of the Community United States 1454 Posts	Posted 09/10/2006 9:08 pm The scans are a little small for me to see much from them. What resolution are you scanning at? What is the size of scan you are taking also? I usually scan at 1200 dpi and my area is usually close to the size of the coin which is usually 2 in. x 2 in. or smaller depending on the size of the coin. I don't use the full scan bed. Report this Post to the Staff
Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 09/10/2006 10:15 pm Irishraider - man! I know even less about computers and attachments than I do about coin collecting, so all you asked is greek to me. I just put the coin on there, squeeze the box down to the size of the coin, and shoot. My scanner is part of the printer/scanner was a freebie from DELL when I bought this computer a couple of years ago - it's a AIO920, and that's about all I can tell you about it. I ran into this on another post with a scan of a different coin - this is two in a row. I think I'm just gonna hold off on posting pictures until I can get enough saved up to get me a decent camera. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 09/11/2006 9:43 pm Okay, these are at 600 dpi - any better? I didn't even know abnout dpi and such until some of the forum members walked me through the steps. Being an old dumb country boy has it's drawbacks. Image: 1955 Franklin.jpg 58.91 KB Image: 1955 Franklin Rev.jpg 63.63 KB Report this Post to the Staff
madhandles761991 Pillar of the Community United States 577 Posts	Posted 09/12/2006 10:28 am I would go MS-62. Nice Looking Coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Irishraider Pillar of the Community United States 1454 Posts	Posted 09/12/2006 4:45 pm There you go bud, you got it now. Those are great scans. Good job! I would put this Franklin in about MS-62 grade with a FBL attribute. It has alot of dings and abrasions but should still come in at that grade. Nice looking coin. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 09/12/2006 5:32 pm Looks like you have a normal 1955. There is also the "Bugs Bunny" variety for this date. Franklin looks like he has buck teeth- it was a mark caused by a die clash. Report this Post to the Staff
grouse12 Valued Member New Zealand 227 Posts	Posted 09/12/2006 5:47 pm Nice coin Ralph I Think I agree with the others and would call it ms62. Biokemist6 I had never heard of that variety thanks for the info Report this Post to the Staff
Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 09/13/2006 4:16 pm Thanks everybody. Yes biokemist6, I'm aware that there is a bugs bunny 1955 Franklin - just don't have one yet. I do have a complete set of Franklins, but I haven't started on the proofs yet. Still lacking 7 of the proof ASE's, and, when I've completed that set, I think I may concentrate on the proof Franklin halves. Providing something else doesn't take my fancy in between. Report this Post to the Staff
madhandles761991 Pillar of the Community United States 577 Posts	Posted 09/13/2006 8:54 pm How long did it take you to collect the set of franklins? I am starting a set as we speak! Report this Post to the Staff
Ralph Pillar of the Community United States 1582 Posts	Posted 09/13/2006 11:32 pm madhandles761991 - It only took a few months - started the set in September of last year, and had it completed before the end of the year. I tend to concentrate on a particular coin until I've a complete set, or, at least, the ones that are available within my price range. For the most part, they aren't high-priced, and they seem to be readily available - right now. Don't know where they'll go in a couple of years. I would point out that most of my Franklins are in circulated condition - probably why I was able to complete the set as quick as I did. Report this Post to the Staff
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