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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bwhiteside59, post: 1351346, member: 32355&quot;]<b>Dislike of Franklins: Not New</b></p><p><br /></p><p>The Franklin was not well liked when it came out. Information is available about this; I am sorry I cannot point you to it. This was the first large &quot;modern&quot; coin. Remember the Waker was designed by Victorians basically. The Art Deco era design had been firmly established by the mid 1940&#039;s; hence a large coin with a bold design and lacking much of the intricate detail most people had seen for well over a generation (defined as a 30 year period). So, I am not surprised people did not like it then and some do not like it now. I think it is the great sleeper. Far less mintage than Kennedy and now Kennedy is just a collector coin and looks far different from the original 1960&#039;s design of the President.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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