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...
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]
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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 (NGC)
David W. Lange (NGC)
Steve Leber
Rick Montgomery (PCGS)
Tom Mulvaney… Continued...
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]
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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 appeal. Certainly the… Continued...
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]
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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 of more than middle age, with receding… Continued...
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]
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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 of this country’s beloved immortals, Benjamin… Continued...