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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 977955, member: 19165&quot;]The OP asked me to comment on this Franklin, at Chris&#039; suggestion. First, this is from my Registry set description of 1953:</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1953P has the second lowest mintage of the entire Franklin series, although it has not been promoted quite as heavily as the 1955. This issue is very scarce in FBL – it is one of the poorest struck dates in the whole series, and rivals the 61, 62, and 63 P mint Franklins in difficulty. The 1953P more often closely resembles its sister San Francisco minted coins. Ehrmantraut says that no FBL coins came from mint sets – and theorizes that the entire mintage of 15k mint set Franklins probably came from a single die with low pressure. Luster is generally average, although Chiong calls it of the “frosty/grainy” variety. Bagmarks also tend to be heavier than normal. Good color is very scarce on the 1953P, especially on a well struck coin. Finding one of these is truly difficult! </p><p><br /></p><p>Now to the OP&#039;s coin: That is by far one of the nicest 1953&#039;s I have ever seen. If the pictures can be trusted (another topic altogether), I would grade that coin 66FBL+. The surfaces appear nearly flawless, the bell lines are incredibly strong for the date, the luster shines, and there doesn&#039;t appear to be a spot on the coin. Now here&#039;s the caveat: Pictures can be very decieving!!!!! In hand, the coin may be totally different. You&#039;ll have to give us a better idea when you get it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Based on those pictures, I would highly recommend submitting to NGC. You will have no problems at all getting FBL there. NGC is held in much higher regard among Franklin enthusiasts, because their standards for FBL are much stricter. Whatever happens, please keep us informed as this may be a great steal on your part![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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