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<p>[QUOTE="WingedLiberty, post: 1612195, member: 26030"]<b>1961 Franklin Half Dollar Proof (PCGS PR65).</b> I bought this coin raw off eBay for a bit over melt; and thought I would roll the dice with PCGS. Results back today ... PR65. I submitted it Secure Plus so it could be "sniffed" for chemicals, obviously it passed with flying colors (no pun intended). It's got one of the best reverses I've ever seen on a Franklin Proof in terms of pure color and visual appeal; and I think it might be the most intensely-toned PCGS-graded Proof Franklin in existence (at least that I have ever seen).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/TVBlack_1961FrankPR65.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I thought there was a chance it would come back "Genuine: Questionable Color" due to the amount and intensity of color -- until I compared the colors with Sunnywood's Color Classification Chart for Naturally Toned Coins, where there was a pretty good match in the color progression.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/1961_ProgressionPCGS.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="WingedLiberty, post: 1612195, member: 26030"][B]1961 Franklin Half Dollar Proof (PCGS PR65).[/B] I bought this coin raw off eBay for a bit over melt; and thought I would roll the dice with PCGS. Results back today ... PR65. I submitted it Secure Plus so it could be "sniffed" for chemicals, obviously it passed with flying colors (no pun intended). It's got one of the best reverses I've ever seen on a Franklin Proof in terms of pure color and visual appeal; and I think it might be the most intensely-toned PCGS-graded Proof Franklin in existence (at least that I have ever seen). [IMG]https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/TVBlack_1961FrankPR65.jpg[/IMG] I thought there was a chance it would come back "Genuine: Questionable Color" due to the amount and intensity of color -- until I compared the colors with Sunnywood's Color Classification Chart for Naturally Toned Coins, where there was a pretty good match in the color progression. [IMG]https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/1961_ProgressionPCGS.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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