Guess the grade - colorful 1949 Franklin

You don't often see a 1949 Franklin with color like this so I had to add it to my collection when I saw it.

Now let's try a guess the grade. I have added the GC photo and the PCGS Trueview for your perusal.

 

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64

 

MS63. That's what I see for what it's worth.

 

I'm guessing that PCGS gave it MS-65 FBL.

 

Looks like a MS-64, maybe bumped to a 65 for the colorful toning and FBL to me.

 

64+ FBL I think that there are too many contact marks for a 65.

 

Okay, a second look tells me that I was wrong. It's a MS64, not MS63.

 

MS65 FBL - nicks on the cheek and in the hair keep it from 65. Also odd that those are much less visible on the GC pix.