The idea that the 1962 Franklin half dollar would be selling for anything more than a slight premium would be stunning to most people who had the chance to acquire one when it was new. Of course, the fact that those very same people did not save the 1962 at the time of issue is probably a large part of the reason why the 1962 today is a better date in top grades and one of the keys in MS-65 grade with full bell lines.
To understand why this is so, we should consider the situation in 1962 ...
Full Article: Melting Attractive Option for Franklin - NumisMaster
No one ever expected the 1963 Franklin half dollar to be special. With a mintage of 22,164,000, there simply was no reason to save it.
Even in 1963 there were not a lot of Franklin half dollar collectors. There were simply too many other seemingly better options in circulation. At the time one could still find ...
Full Article: Top Franklins Becoming More Popular - NumisMaster
With each passing year we seem to be learning more and more about the Franklin half dollar. One of the prime things we are learning is that many of us should have saved more Franklin half dollars when we had the chance.
It’s simply a classic case of a coin being overlooked at the time it was available only to turn out to be much better than anyone expected, primarily because it was ...
Full Article: Selling Franklin Halves in '70s a Smart Move - NumisMaster
Bob Kehn of Montana sent in a 1961 Franklin half dollar that is struck through grease and possibly other contaminants on the obverse and reverse.
Debris, (which can build up around machinery), made up of grease, oil, metal filings, etc., may work itself into and cover the dies. When this occurs it can fill certain areas of design and prevent those areas from being struck up on the coin...
Full Article: Franklin error shows times change - Numismatic News
Mint State Franklin half dollar values are driven by the grading service registry competitions. This trend is immediately confirmed by analyzing auction records that go back about 10 years.
Franklin half dollars graded Mint State 66 full bell lines are by far the most popular grade sold at auction. MS-67 full bell line Franklin half dollars show up occasionally. MS-65 full bell line pieces are...
Full Article: Wide swings in Franklins - Coin Values
Collectors of Franklin half dollars have free access to a new resource now being offered by the Certified Acceptance Corp.
The company recently acquired an advanced reference set of Franklin halves to enhance its recognition of full-bell-lines specimens – and it’s sharing the knowledge it gleaned from the set by posting detailed photographs of the coins on its Web site.
Read article: CAC offers Franklin half resource - Numismatic News
