Purchased a '51 Frosted proof set last November. When the coins came in, my friend found that the Franklin had a Double Die reverse, along with it having a good frosting. We both thought it qualify as a Cam. Sent it in to PCGS to have it graded, they graded it as a PR66 non-Cam. Interesting they gave it the numbering to match a Franklin with a triple die reverse, but nothing was stated on the description. Looking the number up, found that this is only the 4th coin graded with the triple die reverse. My friend feels they missed a double die on the front, he is working with Concea, to have it recognized as error. He should have it back from PCGS soon, or I would supply pictures. Then it gets off to Concea. Couple of questions, what is the best method for finding a relative worth of this coin? Which grading company is more liberal with Cameo grade than PCGS? If I wanted to achieve the best price for this item at auction, which company would you recommend?
unless you post a pic no one here will be able to help you . and make sure it is below 250kb just trying to help dave
Franklin varieties rarely garner much of a premium - especially little known ones. There is almost no one who collects Franklin's by die variety, and doubled dies with only a few known are usually not going to garner a premium at all. I discovered several different varieties of strongly doubled reverse 1951 Franklins, including the one shown below.
This is actually very true and not talked about often, This is actually very true and not talked about often, quarters, and halves are the least favorite coins of die variety people - they just don't sell well at all. For us doubled die and mint mark people it's cents, nickles and dimes in that order. The big ones ( #1 & 2 ) will always sell but just the big ones. Kennedy's are the worst followed by Washingtons, then Franklin's, there is very few Std. Lib quarter doubled dies and almost no Barbers. Very few Lib. nickles. Shield nickles have some pretty big varieties but it's every other coin that is something and the series is not popular overall. I would say the top dogs (for die varieties) are Lincoln cents, Buffalo nickles, Indian cents, then Jefferson nickles follwed by dimes and it's a toss up between Roosevelts and Winged Liberty head dimes. Hint, hint - this is an important point for new people in the die variety field!!!
