New franklin half to the type set

I probably paid a tad above book for this one, but I really like the look of it. It has a classic antique look that appeals to me and fits my type set. What did PCGS give her? Enjoy!!

 

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I'll bet you $1000 that PCGS graded the coin 65 FBL.

 

p.s. that's a wonderful coin, IMO, and one that I would have no problem paying a premium for.

 

did you cheat??

 

people actually SPENT those things.

 

Not really -- your slab photo gave it away....the number 86675 means it's a FBL Franklin, and the .65 signifies the grade.

 

awww, man. I'll have to remember to cover that part up next time..lol.:desk:

 

Dang....I've seen that coin before. Did you get it from Heritage?

Speedy

 

Nope. Ebay.

 

The toning is worth a premium for sure but remember that 1958 mint sets are famous for fantastic toned coins. The number of wildly toned examples from this date is huge. BTW, my Franklin Half type coin is a 1958-D:

 

Nice franky Lehigh! I didn't know that, but that probably explains why this one was still in the price range of what I was willing to pay for a franky. I take it that FBL is pretty common on this date too?

 

R & I Coin has one just like that one.
Rick T the cameo king.

 

I love Franklins. I have been collecting proof Franklins.

 

I can not stop drooling over that awesome green color. Awesome coin. :thumb:

 

Lehigh is 100% correct about 1958 proof and mint sets.

But there's more, you can find spectacularly toned coins in the earlier sets as well -- 56 and 57 come to mind. I believe it had something to do with the paper used in packaging these years.

Even better, because of the vast number of these mint and proof sets, they can be cherrypicked or even purchased slabbed with little premium. A toner-lover's dream, if you ask me....Mike

 

Thats it....if you have his book check out the cover--the one on the right looks alot like this coin IMHO. It is a 1951 though.

Speedy

 

Here are some updated pics after the coin has been freed. I'm not sure I agree with the PCGS FBL designation, but the coin itself is stunning.

 

I have found that trying to show FBL on a picture is so hard! Very nice coin!

 

Beautiful Franklin , worthy of a nice premium . IMO
rzage

 

arggggg....you cracked it

Speedy