What grade would you give this?

64, 90% fbl b.bunny, nice coin! The closeup shot shows minor dings, typical of this date, bell lines fade near the crack. Good luster, good eye appeal, average strike. A great album coin.

 

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63, but not FBL. The lines are there, but not fully connected--I will take the NGC strict rule on that one.

 

Are you interested in selling the 1955 half?

That's my sister's birth year... I'm looking for a birthday gift.

 

It certainly looks like a Bugs Bunny Variety with a good looking Obverse. A better focused Reverse would help. Retry using a diffused light source.

 

63

 

How about MS64?

 

I think there is too much clutter on the Check to make MS64. Not sure if that was tape or what maybe some of the experts could give us some insight

 

That is the refraction of the camera.

 

Check out this story of FBLs and upgrades....very interesting even though I have zero interest in Franklins:

https://forums.collectors.com/messageview.aspx?catid=26&threadid=937859&STARTPAGE=1

 

If this is a camera refraction then please take another photo of the obverse at a slightly different angle. I still have a problem with the camera refraction idea.

 

65 and more like Vampire rather than Bugs

 

@Hommer That photo makes that coin certainly look like a different coin? Can't help noticing the difference this photo makes even the scratches in front of the last T in Trust change.

 

What I was thinking. Now it looks like a row of niks on Franklin's brow, a few wispy hairlines, maybe a scrape clear across the lower half of UST and continuing on? No big deal, I do like a round of GTG, just interesting how different the pics look. Interestingly, though I can see the coin making it into a MS slab, I'm personally keeping it at high AU. I'm certainly no Franklin half expert so I'll shut up now. It is a nice coin. Enjoy it!

 

You said different angle. There is a rub in the spot you speak of but it's light. The angle that I had to shoot the picture, to get a clear shot of the cheek, makes the spot show up worse, not a photo editor and all were shot with my phone, you get what you pay for.

 

There are no scratches on this coin. There are die polish lines that show up depending on the direction of the light source. I shot this photo with the light at an angle across the coin so as to satisfy the mind of @tpsadler about the cheek.

 

OK I thought some of that in front of Franklin's forehead looked more like a light wipe than die polish, but you have it in hand.

 

You can see they nearly polished the bridge of the nose out. Evidently to remove the clash.

 

I see a 64, but not FBL. Great score for $20.