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Valued Member
United States
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I am down to needing only 8 coins for it to be complete. Although the last 8 are gonna cost me, LOL. Still need the 49-S, 50-P, 51-S and 52-S. I'm missing the first four proofs. 50, 51, 52 and 53. First let me say I am working on getting pics up and will have some posted as soon as possible. This set has been really fun, other than I changed my mind about how I was going to approach it about 5 times, LOL. Every coin in the set, obviously except the ones I am missing, and a couple that need to be upgraded are MS-63 or better. Over half if not more were cracked out of PCGS, NGC, or Anacs holders. I would say the proofs are PR-64 or better. Many of these were crack-outs as well. I'm finally coming down the home stretch with the set. Of course I'll always be upgrading it. But then that's the fun of it.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I too am almost done with my dansco franklin set. I try not to be picky and even if the franklin is circulated, it goes in the album. However I was able to get a majority of them in uncirc for melt so out goes the uncirc. However a few like the 53s in uncirc won't sell for melt so that is one I will settle for in circulated condition.
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Valued Member
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I had pretty good luck with most of them. I paid a little more than melt for some, but others weren't much more than that. My 61 P & D I got at a coin show slabbed by NGC as MS64, paid $32 for the pair.
The proofs are a different story though, LOL. If I can get the 50 and 51, the rest are downhill from there. LOL
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have had a full set of franklyns from circulated to unc but recently I have been focused on the proofs, and as you have said the early ones are elusive and expensive.
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Well done!  I do not recall you ever saying before, but how are you storing them? Dansco album? AirTites? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I do not recall you ever saying before, but how are you storing them? Dansco album? AirTites? Or Whitman Album? |
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United States
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I almost put that in there just for you, but did not want to deny you the opportunity to say something about it.  |
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Valued Member
United States
140 Posts |
I have them in a Dansco album with the extra half dollar page for the proofs.
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Moderator
United States
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Very nice! How about some pictures? They do not have to be pretty (just look at my 7070 photos). Just saying.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
809 Posts |
Thats awesome Dkillett! How long have you been collecting Franklins? I just finished my Dansco Kennedy half dollar album!  I'm thinking about starting on the Franklins next. |
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Valued Member
United States
140 Posts |
Been collecting on and off since 2000. Actually decided to do the Franklin set in mid 09. I already had several slabbed Franklin's and decided they would look much nicer in an album. I still have a ways to go as the 50 and 51 proofs are roughly 400-500 each depending on how nice they are. The 52 and 53 aren't cheap either.
I have really enjoyed working on the set.
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Pillar of the Community
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if you can hold out for a few more years after the silver bull is over your gonna get um all alot cheaper.
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