I got two new Franklins, 1955 halves which I think are in BU conditions. Let me know what you think. They cost me about $28.00 each. OK And the Other is Here What do you think? BTW that dealer I was using in Brooklyn, Bay Coins, is now called Pace Coins and they are on East 19th Street and Avenue U Ruben
Ruben: Darn, those are nice! That's the problem with Franklins, when they are circulated, boy, are they ugly! But when they are nice BU's they can be very pretty! Good grab. Frank
I thought you'd like those. They are very white silver. The yellow tone you see is the flourecent light. Ruben
Its amazing to me how hard it is to get the color and luster of coins to show correctly in photography, even when using lots of light and no flash. Ruben
Wow, nice pickups! I think the first one is a 64, shot 65, and appears to have full bell lines. The second looks like a 64 full bell lines.
Full bell lines is where the lines on the bell are seperate, distinct, and unbroken with the exception of directly to the right and the left of the crack.
Coins with FBL will go for much more money---such as the 1962-D Franklin Half in MS65. In just MS65 it would sell for around $50---while if it has FBL more around $550-$700. Around Franklin Half Dollar collectors you will hear that NGC is harder on this type of coin so if you would ever send off a Franklin Half Dollar for grading I would suggest NGC over PCGS! (Sorry Zane!) Speedy
Speedy: So, you don't want FBL's? I'd say: certify yours at PCGS, but buy NGC. (You want yours graded high, and you want to buy conservatively graded coins).
Yes I do but I also want my coins graded right when I send them off to a TPG so therefor I send them to NGC. If I send mine to PCGS then around Franklin Halves collectors the value is lower than if I had them in NGC. I have no problem in buying PCGS graded coins also because I buy the coin not the slab but in this dog-eat world we live in I would much rather have them slabbed by NGC so I can sell them sight-un-seen and still get a high price! Speedy
