Franklin Are these Type II

After seeing the Franklin in today's Coin Talk I went through some of my Franklin's and think these are type two. Am I correct? I also think both are high relief.

 

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Need to know if I have correctly identified these two coins. I think they are type II high relief or maybe hoping as I often see want I want it to be. Please ignore the earlier post as I messed up the picture order.Thanks

 

http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/coin/detail/6697

 

Due to the design of the coin all Franklins are considered high relief coins. This caused the coin itself to be scarce of all details, especially if the die was not new. The best Franklins are from Mint Sets as the details are more likely to be present.

 

Thanks. Definitely type II, I'm learning and it's fun

Thanks. Definitely type two. I'm learning and it is fun.

 

Glad I could help.

 

Yes, the Type II is easiest to tell with the eagle - Type I has four weak and indistinct feathers on his left wing (viewer's left, that is), Type II has 3 clear and bold feathers on his left wing.

This gets a little confusing when you're talking about proofs versus business strikes, however. Proofs switched from I to II in 1956, so you can have Type I or Type II proofs in 1956. Business strikes, however, did not switch until 1959. So business strikes have a Type I and Type II in 1959.

It gets a little more complicated, though, because business strikes in 1959 are known with a really cool type of doubled die: the die was hubbed first with a Type I, and then with a Type II. So you get a "Type II over Type I" doubled die, most visible again in the eagle's feathers.

It's a cool 5 coin transition set, if you can get all of them.

 

If you have a picture of a type II over a type I i would love to see it. I have acquired many good coins over the years but am just now getting into learning about them.

 

http://varietyvista.com/11 Franklin Halves/DDR Detail Pages/1959PDDR001.htm

 

Thanks. Not to bother you but I have a general question about mint packaging. If the coin begins to tarnish is it best to remove it from the original packaging. Or just repackage all coins for better preservation?

 

There is no need to write FBL on your description. FBL is only meant for circulation strikes. All proofs are FBL.

 

Thanks