I Just Finished My Franklin Half Dollar set!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With the purchase of the incredibly elusive 1952S tonight, I completed my Franklin half dollar set. Every coin is a minimum of 64FBL, every coin is slabbed by NGC, and every coin is a well struck FBL (with the exception of the 1953S, of course).

Tonight marks the culmination of 8 years of work, and I can think of no better coin to finish the set with. The 1952S is the second hardest coin in the entire series, next to the 1953S, and I have only seen a handful of NGC FBL's appear at auction over the past couple years. There was a 64FBL in a recent Heritage auction which I decided to pass on because it was unattractive, as much as I wanted it. Mark Feld helped me make that decision (thanks!) I was pleased to see this coin appear on Ebay from greattoning, with whom I have had positive transactions with before (and who is known to several board members). His coins are usually quite attractive, so I had no reservations in bidding on this one.

I was able to get this coin for a very fair price (well under Numismedia and PCGS retail, and even under recent Heritage completed auctions). Needless to say, I was willing to go considerably higher.

(My Award-Winning Registry set is linked in my Signature)

So, without further ado, here it is!

 

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hmm maybe santa would of bought u that 1952s? anyway congrats on finishing the collection and have a merry christmas!

 

nice I plan on doing the same in a couple of years.

 

:high5: So whats next?? Great Set!!

 

Congrats! That's a great accomplishment.

 

wtg Physics!!! congrats!

 

Very nice. What is the highest grade that you have?

 

Great accomplishment in a great grade. :bow: :high5: A set to be proud of for sure.

 

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That is quite a stack of labor completed. Now what are you going to fill pending void of such momentum and effort?

 

Thanks y'all. I really honestly have no idea where I want to go next. I'm in the process of trying to decide that now, and will be picking up a few coins which may or may not be the start of my next set. The next couple of months, until I decide, I'll be trying different series on for size, and see what I like. I'm guessing my trip to FUN will also help decide.

And louie, my highest graded is 66FBL, of which I have several. A quick perusal of my Registry set and you can see pictures, descriptions, etc.

 

Congrats I did the same as you did looking for the last few myself.I suggest you start the silver JFKs to go with the franklins wait to till you see what some of them go for I am working on those also.

 

Congrats.
Completing a set to your own personal specifications is indeed a satisfying accomplishment.
Well done.

 

Congrats! Your final coin is very attractive, you should be proud!

 

Congrats, that's quite the accomplishment! I can only hope that my own collections will be complete eight years from now...

 

Jason that is one awesome set but I waiting for you to fill the 1953-S slot with a FBL!! :whistle:



J/k That would be hard spending that kind of money.
Do you plan to upgrade any of you MS64 FBL coins?

 

Oh, I would have no trouble at all spending that kind of money on a nice NGC MS-65FBL 1953S. The hard part would be getting that kind of money.

Yes, I am planning on upgrading some of my 64FBLs, at least the ones that it is affordable to do. Things like the 58, 59D, 52D, 60, 60D - these are all on my upgrade list.

 

Congrats on completing the set. Nice accomplishment.

 

Da*n that is impressive! How hard was it to accomplish?

 

Congrats on your accomplishment!

 

This beauty came this morning. I was not expecting a delivery on Christmas Eve! Merry Christmas to me

In hand, the coin is a gorgeous example of a mint set toned coin. The brown speckled surfaces dampen the luster as expected, but the toning at the edges is a great variegated rainbow. Luster hides under the toning, and shines through especially on the reverse. The strike is what is expected of an S mint FBL - soft, but full. The bell lines are definitely full, although the upper left quadrant has a bit of weakness. My images leave something to be desired, but this is a very tough coin to photo!