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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gbroke, post: 1777783, member: 22585&quot;]Those who know me also know I have never been a fan of Franklin half dollars. I have purchased and then sold many Franklin&#039;s throughout my search for a keeper for my toned U.S. type set. This wasn&#039;t going to be an easy task, and I had already conceded that it may take a long time to find one. Especially since I buy raw coins for the Dansco 7070. The actual grades of the coins aren&#039;t of much concern to me as long as they are not damaged, and are at least BU and lustrous for the moderns.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When it comes to toning, I generally like all colors and flavors, however I have a very personal taste when it comes to the type set. The goal is for the coins to share similar colors. My preference overall is what I call &quot;salsa&quot; and/or true &quot;rainbow&quot; colors. Greens, oranges, yellows and reds mixed in with some nice contrasting darker toning is first choice for me.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Much to my surprise, the day has arrived where a Franklin has reared his ugly mullet and found a place in my set. I couldn&#039;t be more pleased and I know that the chances of finding another one like it are slim to none.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The source of this Franklin comes from an unlikely place. It was pulled from a framed Type set that has been sitting in the back room of a coin shop for decades.. Usually these sets contain circulated and polished coins. However, many moons ago, someone must have started swapping out the coins with quality ones. This is my theory since half of the coins were in fact heavily circulated and polished, and the other half were real beauties. I bought the set without knowing what the reverse of the coins looked like. The price was right regardless. I almost hit the floor when I removed the backing!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anyway, here is the the Frankie that has made it into my set.</p><p>I have also added a picture of the Morgan dollar from the framed set.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks for looking.</p><p>-greg</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.statworx.com/ct/1963.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.statworx.com/ct/1963_2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.statworx.com/ct/morgana.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.statworx.com/ct/morganb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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