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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dimeguy, post: 1215113, member: 19855&quot;]The purpose of this thread is to facilitate discussions regarding grading of Franklin Halves. I know what I feel I&#039;ve learned, I did my best when compiling my set, and remember moderate difficulty distinguishing between typical die wear/characteristics, distinguishing high end AU from low end MS and other various difficulties. So, I took a couple hours (maybe more) and photographed my collection, complete without upgrades and some duplicates from my childhood. I thought I would post a link to the album here, and we can have some fun discussing grades of the various coins. I know my grades, I know the dealer&#039;s grades, but I thought this would serve as a nice learning experience for those thinking of starting a Franklin set, to those wishing to distinguish between various MS grades. </p><p><br /></p><p>So, let&#039;s start with a little game to foster conversation, for which there is no prize but having satisfaction that you grade like me. For each coin, provide a numeric grade. For each coin that you grade correctly (based on my subjective measurement) you&#039;ll get 1 point. 2 points will be rewarded for identifying any varieties, abnormal die/strike characteristics, lowest graded coin, and highest graded coin. 3 points will be rewarded for spotting the cleaned coin (yes, there is at least one). Then, I&#039;ll post my and the dealer grades and maybe we can discuss why some people chose what they did after a couple days to allow people to particpate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ok, enough chatter! Here&#039;s the link:</p><p><a href="http://s765.photobucket.com/albums/xx292/dimeguy_2010/Franklin%20Halves/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s765.photobucket.com/albums/xx292/dimeguy_2010/Franklin%20Halves/" rel="nofollow">http://s765.photobucket.com/albums/xx292/dimeguy_2010/Franklin Halves/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And because I know I&#039;ll be asked, I did attempt a new lighting system for all the coins. I&#039;ve heard people exclaim over the benefits of natural light, so all were photographed outside on a nice sunny day. Yes, it does capture tone and luster quite well, but some of the pics I&#039;m not sure are representative of the actual coin. So, if you wish to have a different picture to determine a grade...just let me know. Have fun and let the grading debate begin![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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