Nice. I have all the Franklins, but, in as found condition. I don't care for coins that are held captive like that. But, I appreciate those who do. We need to conserve the original, beautiful condition of our coins. And, those such as yours fulfills that effort. Thanks for posting it.
Nice coin, but it certainly attests to my inability to grade Franklins. His hair looks worn, but probably just a weak strike, right? I'm going away now. LOL
I have 2 sets of circulated Franklin's and I only need 6 more of them to complete my 3rd set. The 3rd set is just like this one, PCGS MS-64 or higher with FBL. A few of them are very difficult to find.
If you are referring to that dark gray or blackish line that runs through the end of E PLURIBUS UNUM and widens at the rim in HALF that's just a shadow that I couldn't get rid of. It's nothing on the coin in that area but shine.
That Franklin is beautiful. That luster is booming...designed and minted just as intended. Great coin and thanks for sharing!
