Featured What You Need To Know about the Type II Reverse Franklin

Thanks! I got the mint set for greysheet bid, so the two varieties were just icing on the cake. I was really surprised to find the 1958 sitting in an album. I'll definitely keep an eye out for them from this point forward.

 

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I just picked up a '59 Type II as a PF 65 NGC Slabbed.

 

Excellent informative post. I am going through my Franklin's now to look for Type II's

 

I located 12 Type II all proofs with three 1958's

 

Remember....all proofs starting in 1956 exhibited the type 2 reverse. This thread is about the type 2 reverse found on the 58 & 59 circulation strike franklins. The type one reverse was used on proofs from 48 to 56 and switched during the year.

 

Very interesting, thanks

 

Looked for type 2s on the 58s a while back but to no avail...Now for the 59s. An article in the Sept. 2018 Numismatist on page 16 very vaguely mentioned the type 2 58 rev. as a single proof die used on some of the MS 1958s. Thanks for the in depth description of this cool variety!

 

I remember getting the Type 2 in change. The eagle stood out quite well. What's old is now new. This is my hobby, I do it for fun. Happy New Year to all.

 

It's funny how, every few years, this thread gets some action. This was originally posted almost 10 years ago.

It is absolutely crazy for me to see that over 18,000 people have viewed this thread.

 

Well, I finally looked thru my 59 business strikes and found a Type 2 in NGC MS65!

 

Can you believe i just spent 10 mins typing a long post and now its gone? Freakin ay.

 

Why doesn’t PCSG acknowledge the 1958 Franklin Type 2? It’s a big miss for them.