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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ddddd, post: 2636088, member: 22377&quot;]Proofs are much tougher to grade from photos than business strikes.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I would say that the grade is almost certainly not PF 69.</p><p><br /></p><p>It might very well be a PF 67 and there does appear to be some cameo contrast on the obverse. It&#039;s a nice Franklin and you didn&#039;t overpay by too much. Note that the 1963 is the most common Franklin and that any grade between PF 63 and PF 68 does not have too much of a spread (the range is from $10-$65). If you watch ebay auctions, you can find these in NGC or PCGS holders for slightly more than you paid for the NTC.</p><p><br /></p><p>For instance, here is an NGC PF 68 that sold for $36:</p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-FRANKLIN-HALF-DOLLAR-PROOF-PF-68-NGC-SCARCE-WHITE-NO-RESERVE-FREE-SHIP-/252711966263?hash=item3ad6ce9637%3Ag%3AgIYAAOSw2xRYbw3O&amp;nma=true&amp;si=lnXKdfDdbo7u%252BZcucxGpTec2XHA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-FRANKLIN-HALF-DOLLAR-PROOF-PF-68-NGC-SCARCE-WHITE-NO-RESERVE-FREE-SHIP-/252711966263?hash=item3ad6ce9637%3Ag%3AgIYAAOSw2xRYbw3O&amp;nma=true&amp;si=lnXKdfDdbo7u%252BZcucxGpTec2XHA%253D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-FRANKLIN-HALF-DOLLAR-PROOF-PF-68-NGC-SCARCE-WHITE-NO-RESERVE-FREE-SHIP-/252711966263?hash=item3ad6ce9637:g:gIYAAOSw2xRYbw3O&amp;nma=true&amp;si=lnXKdfDdbo7u%2BZcucxGpTec2XHA%3D&amp;orig_cvip=true&amp;rt=nc&amp;_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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