Salutions to all of the numismatic gurus here at CoinTalk. I have a guestion. What is it about the 1955 Franklin half that makes it a Bugs Bunny. I am a big fan of Franklin Proofs and have several 1955s, but I don't see it, therefore I'm not sure if I have one or not. Thanks.
It was due to clash marks - the tip of the eagle's wing over the mouth makes it look like Ben has buck teeth. The following link will do a good job of explaining it - Click here
If you have PF Franklins I'm not sure if you will have a Bugs Bunny...I have never heard of a PF Bugs bunny... I also collect PF Franklins...I'm doing a set of PF66 (CAMEO is ok) and they all must be slabbed by one of the top 4...so far I'm over half way done!!! Speedy
I have a set of Franklins but I've never checked them for the 1955 BB. Is it a fairly obvious error or is it hard to determine if it is a BB? Well, here's a picture of my 1955 Franklin. Let me know what you think.
I would say yours is not a BB...I had one and after a few months fingerprints showed up....I used acetone and now it looks like I cleaned it with a papertowle...really bad.... Speedy
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