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I think it's on the coin, but for the $8 I spent on it micbraun can have my serious collector card. I'm torn between breaking it out to explore ..uh.. "conservation", or leaving it be since the Hannes Tulving fiasco is interesting in it's own right. I'm leaning towards leaving it be since it's an uber boring date to begin with. ...maybe I can find Hannes Tulving Jr's arrest record and connect the fingerprint... it's evidence!
..and another coin because no post is complete in the 'Post Your Franklins' thread without a Franklin:

 

Images by Bob Campbell, and I think he did an excellent job.

 

That's certainly has eye appeal ! Two thumbs up!

 

This one I posted earlier in my newest acquisition;

 

I love Franklins. I just finished my grading set of these for my reference library

 

I'm 2 away from the full set in MS or better. This does not go in that set, as the set is a white set. I'm debating on doing a toned set, but this was my first toned Franklin.

 

I always wanted a reference library .
Well I guess when you're a Grader and Numismatists and a Entrepreneur you just can't afford not to have a reference library.
It just amazing how they can fit so much in a trailer these days!

 

My PCGS MS64FBL 1955 Franklin

 

I'm sorry to say this, but there is a VERY high likelihood that your '53 is AT. Note the strong change of color blotchiness of the toning. Just consider it tuition in learning to collect coins. BELIEVE ME, I've paid my fair share of "tuition" in the coin collecting field.

If you do feel that you'd like to collect toner Franklins, might I suggest you look at my Registry set. I've been collecting toner Franklins now for about 30 years. Here's a link:

https://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetGallery.aspx?PeopleSetID=8611

FWIW, there are 5 ways that Franklins primarily tone up; Mint Set, Album, Envelope, End of Roll (EOR), and assorted holders. (And, of course, AT). Paper/cardboard Mint Sets were produced in 1947 - 1949 and 1951 - 1958. These are the ones that will produce classic Mint Set toning. There were no Mint Sets produced in 1950, and from 1959 onwards the Mint packaged Mint Sets in flatpack plastic, which for the most part does not tone up.

In my Registry collection:

I would say the following coins are Mint Set toned:
1948 PD, 1949 PDS, 1951 PS, 1952 PDS, 1953 DS, 1954 PDS, 1955, 1956, 1957 PD, and 1958 PD.

I would say the following coins are album toned:
1950 D, 1961 D, 1963 PD.

I would say the following coins are Envelope toned:
1950 P, 1951 D, 1953 P, 1961 P, and 1962 P. (Possibly 1962 D).

The following coins are in the assorted holder category:
1959 PD, 1960 D.

I would say the 1960 P is an EoR. On the 1960 P you can actually see the toning from one of the folds from the paper roll going from about 11 o'clock to about 3 o'clock on the obverse.

Speaking of that coin, and the 1959 P for that matter, SOMETIMES the P mint silver coins of those two years would get linear toning on one side of the coin. No one is exactly sure why, but the best theory that I've heard of is it had something to do with the rolling process for the silver sheet the planchets were stamped out of.

I hope this helps you, and I hope you continue to collect toner Franklins. It's a GREAT series to collect as toners.

 

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's AT, but my wife likes those, and if I can pick them up cheap enough, I grab 'em, AT or NT. Condition-wise, I think it ranks around 64-65, and I got it cheap enough. I doubt I'll try and do a set, tbh.

 

I need to find a nicer example, but for $18 I like it just fine.

 

Sweet real beauties you have. Love the Franklin's.

 

First year vs last year philly Franklins.

 

I found this in my Dansco album

 

Then I cracked this one out and put it in my Dansco album.