Franklin Half Dollars

CAC Defines a Standard for FBL Franklins

Posted by Stella Admin at 12 April, 2009, 4:17 pm - (0) Comment
Categories: CAC, DGS (Dominion Grading Service), Franklin Half Dollars * Appendices, News

Thanks to a thread on the Collectors Universe (PCGS) chat board, we've discovered a great reference page to a standard for Full Bell Franklins. DGS will use this standard as a basic for the criteria of assigning FBL Franklins. Continued...

Franklin Half Dollars > Acknowledgements

Posted by Rick Tomaska at 16 February, 2002, 2:50 pm - (0) Comment
Categories: Franklin Half Dollars

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, Rick Tomaska. This information was originally published in 2002 in The Complete Guide to Franklin Half Dollars] * * * The author wises to thank the following individuals who share the same love of numismatics, who helped make this book possible:     Alex Biven - photography Michael Fahey (ANACS) John Feigenbaum Ken Krah (NGC) David W. Lange (NGC) Steve Leber  Rick Montgomery (PCGS) Tom Mulvaney… Continued...

Franklin Half Dollars > Foreword

Posted by Rick Tomaska at 16 February, 2002, 2:50 pm - (0) Comment
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[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, Rick Tomaska. This information was originally published in 2002 in The Complete Guide to Franklin Half Dollars] * * * “Is it just about money?” As a coin dealer I admit to often getting caught up in the financial aspect of coin purchases, along with mundane discussions about rarity, grade, aesthetic appeal. Certainly the… Continued...

Franklin Half Dollars > Ch 1 > Benjamin Franklin

Posted by Rick Tomaska at 16 February, 2002, 2:49 pm - (0) Comment
Categories: Franklin Half Dollars, Franklin Half Dollars * Chapter 1

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, Rick Tomaska. This information was originally published in 2002 in The Complete Guide to Franklin Half Dollars] * * * Benjamin Franklin  by Lynn Feigenbaum Ben Franklin is a familiar figure these days. His visage peers at us from all those new, counterfeit-proof $100 bills — a man of more than middle age, with receding… Continued...

Franklin Half Dollars > Ch 1 > History of The Series

Posted by Rick Tomaska at 16 February, 2002, 2:49 pm - (0) Comment
Categories: Franklin Half Dollars, Franklin Half Dollars * Chapter 1

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, Rick Tomaska. This information was originally published in 2002 in The Complete Guide to Franklin Half Dollars] * * * History of the Series by Tom LaMarre Americans suggested a Ben Franklin penny or dime — How did his “wise and kindly” features end up on a half dollar? "One of this country’s beloved immortals, Benjamin… Continued...

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