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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Revello, post: 8213769, member: 103898&quot;]Online auction completed last night that had a 1953-S Franklin Half in a PCI holder, purportedly with an MS-66 grade and FBL designation by PCI.&nbsp; Winning bid was $1510, which is very significantly below what a PCGS or NGC or even ANACS graded 1953-S FBL at MS 60+ would go for.&nbsp; The photos, as you can guess, are not close enough to verify the grade or FBL designation - link:&nbsp; <a href="https://hibid.com/lot/113020538/1953-s-franklin-pci-ms-66-fbl-rarity--60-000-guide/?q=&amp;ref=catalog" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://hibid.com/lot/113020538/1953-s-franklin-pci-ms-66-fbl-rarity--60-000-guide/?q=&amp;ref=catalog" rel="nofollow">https://hibid.com/lot/113020538/1953-s-franklin-pci-ms-66-fbl-rarity--60-000-guide/?q=&amp;ref=catalog</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The coin clearly is uncirculated and in very nice condition, but probably not warranting a MS-66 grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone have some experience dealing with PCI-slabbed coins and can offer opinions on whether a PCI FBL designation could be trusted enough to make essentially a $1500+ blind bid?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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