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<p>[QUOTE="John Burgess, post: 4973447, member: 105098"]Looks MS-65 to me, like has been said, it has a toning problem that can't be said to have eye appeal, but as far as strike and condition it's pretty nice, not FBL or GEM BU though. No question it's not a MS67 that's for sure. I've a feeling since there's no glare, it's poorly lit and there's a lot of luster I bet around the dark splotchy toning too.</p><p><br /></p><p>"At MS-65, a Franklin half dollar will be, for the most part, free of major marks. Not totally free of marks, mind you, just free of <i>major</i> ones. The bell on the reverse will still take some hits and expect that Franklin’s bust, hair, and face will exhibit minor hits as well. Nothing major at this grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the certified world, MS-65 Franklins are considered mid-grade. Dealers usually won’t pay a premium for them unless they have spectacular toning, are from a conditionally scarce date, or have Full Bell Lines." -Coinweek article</p><p><br /></p><p>Realistically, this coin is a MS64 all day long without question, I'm not surprised it got MS65 from a grader in hand. But there's almost zero question that it's not deserving to go lower than 64 or up to 66. it's an average, middle of the road MS franklin half. nothing spectacular, nothing horrible either.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just curious, what do you think it should have been graded based off these pictures, which I must admit aren't the most flattering.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Burgess, post: 4973447, member: 105098"]Looks MS-65 to me, like has been said, it has a toning problem that can't be said to have eye appeal, but as far as strike and condition it's pretty nice, not FBL or GEM BU though. No question it's not a MS67 that's for sure. I've a feeling since there's no glare, it's poorly lit and there's a lot of luster I bet around the dark splotchy toning too. "At MS-65, a Franklin half dollar will be, for the most part, free of major marks. Not totally free of marks, mind you, just free of [I]major[/I] ones. The bell on the reverse will still take some hits and expect that Franklin’s bust, hair, and face will exhibit minor hits as well. Nothing major at this grade. In the certified world, MS-65 Franklins are considered mid-grade. Dealers usually won’t pay a premium for them unless they have spectacular toning, are from a conditionally scarce date, or have Full Bell Lines." -Coinweek article Realistically, this coin is a MS64 all day long without question, I'm not surprised it got MS65 from a grader in hand. But there's almost zero question that it's not deserving to go lower than 64 or up to 66. it's an average, middle of the road MS franklin half. nothing spectacular, nothing horrible either. Just curious, what do you think it should have been graded based off these pictures, which I must admit aren't the most flattering.[/QUOTE]
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