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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;oval_man, post: 836307, member: 22602&quot;]Thanks for the comments. I&#039;m not claiming the coin is a 68; it just looks that clean compared to other coins. I know Franklins get beat up pretty quickly. After checking out about a dozen on Heritage, this coin is much cleaner than certainly the 65&#039;s (PCGS) and many of the 66&#039;s. Strike looks decent to me: eagle&#039;s feathers, lettering, etc. are strong. I&#039;d be quite happy if this one were a 66!</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the luster, I&#039;m not sure what&#039;s missing in my photos. The coin glows; it&#039;s not the plastic. I suppose I really won&#039;t know, though, until I remove it. However, there are some tarnished 66&#039;s with questionable eye appeal in Heritage&#039;s archives. Here&#039;s one:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1122&amp;Lot_No=8568" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1122&amp;Lot_No=8568" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1122&amp;Lot_No=8568</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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