How to Grade The Benjamin Franklin Half Dollar || Coin Grading for Beginners
Watch to the end, I will grade my own Benjamin Franklin Half Dollar with the famous Bugs Bunny Error.
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0:00 - Intro
0:25 - History and design elements
1:04 - Grading difficulties, strike issues, die characteristics & other challenges
3:12 - Circulation history
4:30 - The Obverse of the coin
5:24 - Heat map of the obverse and reverse
5:58 - Design high points on the obverse and reverse
6:51 - Grading my own 1955 "Bugs Bunny" error Franklin Half Dollar
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Coin Grading for Beginners || The Benjamin Franklin Half Dollar
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I really like how you point out the damage areas the best I have seen
@LenHere
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I'm glad you found it helpful, thank you for watching!!
Benji's are my favorite. I've got a few nice ones but I just like stacking them. My favorite part of the Benji is the eagle on the back busting a flex.
@LenHere
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I am turning into a Benji apologist, it's becoming my favorite of all the half dollars for sure.
Information packed!
@LenHere
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, I hope it was helpful!
Very good information. I don’t have much Franklins. But I appreciate the education
@LenHere
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Thanks for watching! What do you collect??
@SpokaneSilverStacker
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@@LenHere I collect a little of everything. But my main things are definitely Morgan dollars. I’m 5 away from date/mint mark set. Then vintage silver would be the next thing.
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@LenHere
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Thank you sir!!!
First!!!
@pajamastacking
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2nd!
i know its been a year. But i founbd(at a bank!) a 1963 FBL half dollar. Not only was it FBL, it was also in incredible condition. It had one, barely visible scratch. Only visible in the right angle. It has no other scratch that i am aware of. it might be a ms65 but im hoping for a 65+ but thats just me. Anyways i paid 50C for it so im very happy.
@LenHere
10 ай бұрын
The location of the scratch will be the determining factor, nonetheless that is a GREAT find!!
@gqrzz
9 ай бұрын
it is on the fields which sucks but the ms65+ one has WAY more scratches than mine. So i "might" be able to get ams 66 which would make my coin worth about 7500 since it is toned and i know people want W(white) which means no toning. Second the coin matches up with the 66 but the 66 has scuffs on the high points like the curls. Which (maybe) could mean it is a 66+ but im mist happy with a 66. sorry ive said a lot just a cool find from a bank.@@LenHere
@gqrzz
9 ай бұрын
oh yeah its also a very small scratch, only visible in certain light@@LenHere
I have one half dollar 1951
I bought around 150-200 Franklins about 5 years ago and have never looked through them for key dates as I just bought them for "stacking"...I better go through them! I hear the 1955 is fairly rare?
@LenHere
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Check the Red Book for mintages on different years. Thanks for watching, glad it was helpful!
I have a 1963 struck though grease
@LenHere
5 ай бұрын
Very cool, that's a keeper!
What do you think that bugs bunny is worth in that condition? Ballpark?
@LenHere
9 ай бұрын
Maybe $40ish, haven't really checked the market tho...