1952-S Franklin Half-Slightly Toned

A decent XF coin. A slightly tougher date but now I have one. The nice thing is, this completes my mid-grade Franklin Half Collection.

It has a light, champagne colored toning in the darker areas in my photos. The darker areas are a light brown in reality.

Now all I need is to find 6 more in high grade to complete that collection. They are common dates but I want PCGS, MS-64 FBL and that’s not easy.

 

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The toughest one for me of the Franklins was the 1953-S. Strangely, I didn't have much of a problem getting a 1953-P or a 1955, the two lowest mintages of the series. I now have a complete set of circulated ones too, mostly VF to XF, some AU, but I would like to upgrade some of the lower grade (Fine) ones in my collection.

I always liked the Franklin half dollar. I'm old enough to remember them in circulation when I was a boy, and I have a deep admiration and respect for Mr. Franklin, and it's a lot less expensive than collecting $100 bills... The only thing is, the mint marks seem so tiny to these nearsighted, 65 year old eyes...on many of these coins, they don't seem to have been struck very well, at least in my opinion.

 

Some of these are easy to find in one grade but harder in another grade. FBL in high grade is difficult to find in a common date coin to die the strike. But I’m determined to do it. I too love this series.

Not sure where you live but as a young boy my dad took the family to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. It’s a neat place and worthy of a visit. They had a hands on exhibit that occupied an entire floor. You’d be surprised at how much work it takes to light a light bulb. LOL

 

I live in an Akron, OH suburb. Next time I go to Philly, I'll have to check it out. I was there about 6 or 7 years ago and saw the Liberty Bell and other things.

 

The Franklin Institute
The Liberty Bell and
Independence Hall are my top 3 choices. I completed my Philadelphia bucket list years ago.

 

I like Franklin's as well. Gotta love a guy flying a kite!

 

Next time, go to the Mutter Museum. Fascinating place. Home | Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia (muttermuseum.org)

 

Nice, congrats on finishing your collection of halves. But is it cleaned? Looks odd.

 

Thanks, sometime in the future.