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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BigsWick, post: 507243, member: 3534&quot;]The 49-S is in about MS-62 (my best guess) with some gold and purple toning. It has no wear that I can spot, but Franklins are tricky for me to grade because so many had weak strikes. This one has about an average strike. Also, I&#039;m a little rough at grading toned coins, so that makes it a bit harder. Some might call it AU-58, others MS-63, difficult for me to say other than it is nice, my best find to date. I&#039;m sure it came from a collection, probably taken and spent by someone&#039;s child or grandchild unfortunately.</p><p><br /></p><p>The searching here got really slow last year, so bad that I quit for about 10 months. I was finding like one or two 40% silver halves every other box or less. I started back a few months ago and the results were so-so at first- 3 here, 4 there, a Walker, a Franklin, a few 64s- until week before last. I got the 2 great boxes that I mentioned earlier in this thread. I pick up 2 more on Thursday. Hope my luck continues.....</p><p><br /></p><p>I search Lincolns once in a while and seem to average about 10-12 Wheats per box. Halves, for me, are a lot more rewarding, but I still like picking through cents once in a while.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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