Nobody has seen the coin in hand either. That said, based on the original photos, my guess would have been AU55.
The last 1950 Franklin I posted for a GTG spawned a 9 page thread with a spirited discussion. I'm thinking it should make this thread pretty...
The coin is well struck but does not qualify for full steps. As for the grade, based on those photos, I see friction in the fields which would...
NGC still utilizes the 5FS designation but the mark on the steps between the C & E interrupts the 4th & 5th steps as well which would preclude any...
He might think it is a "black beauty" due to an improperly annealed planchet.
I think this is more likely to be the standard RPM rather than the D over Horizontal D.
This coin doesn't have MS65 surfaces and it is certainly cleaner with respect to surface preservation than the MS66+ posted previously. Have you...
MS66+ & MS65
The 1942-D over Horizontal D has a very pronounced loop protruding from the flat edge of the D. Your photos are too small to evaluate the coin,...
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I’ve been outta town, grade is coming soon!
That’s a really nice 51-S, bravo!
Proof coins are tough because the color often doesn’t show unless the coin is bombarded with light. That said, the slab photo makes me think the...
NT/MA, that blue color is a little strange but everything else leads me to natural
The luster isn’t satin at all, and the reverse luster and eye appeal is as good as I’ve ever seen on a Franklin Half. Saying you know how to...
They follow standards, just not the same ones you do.
How can you judge the luster of the coin based on a photograph? I’ve seen the second coin in hand, and the luster is incredible, better than most...
Hey look, we agree! Now all we have to do is get you to realize that grading philosophies are not right or wrong, but a matter of opinion.
So what you are saying is that toning & eye appeal should not be a factor in the grading process because it is too ambiguous. Obviously, I...
I never said that “those things don’t count” or that we “pretend they aren’t there.” All I said was that surface preservation isn’t the only...
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