Franklin Half Dollars

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...

[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]
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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… Continued...

[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]
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“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… Continued...

[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]
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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… Continued...

[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]
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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… Continued...