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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Skyman, post: 4000900, member: 28299&quot;]Are you talking about Allan&#039;s 1958, or mine?&nbsp; My above quote relates to Allan&#039;s 1958 Franklin.&nbsp; It&#039;s a nice 1958, but obviously not in the same ballpark as my 1958.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>1958 proof Franklins don&#039;t have nearly the contrast of many of the other years for Franklin proofs, for example 1956, 1960-63.&nbsp; For 1958 proof Franklins there is one known die paring that produced awesome contrast for the first few strikes, probably on the order of 12 - 15 coins in existence. FWIW, my birth year is 1958, and, as mentioned, Franklins are my first love, so I was bound and determined to find one of the early strikes.&nbsp; It took me 17 years to find one (the longest I&#039;ve ever searched for 1 specific coin).&nbsp; Needless to say, I was happy with the results.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a picture of the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053330[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1053331[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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