1961 50C, FBL MS (PCGS#86680)
June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 2197
- 等级
- MS66FBL
- 价格
- 22,376
- 详细说明
- Extraordinary quality for this challenging late date Franklin half dollar issue. The surfaces are brilliant and deliver full mint luster in a frosty to semi-reflective finish. They are also virtually mark-free, and certainly devoid of distracting blemishes as expected for the impressive numeric grade of MS-66. With a phenomenal strike, the coveted FBL designation is also fully justified for this remarkable Gem. Judging by the typical examples in numismatic hands, both the Philadelphia and Denver mints sacrificed quality to meet the increasing need for circulation strike half dollars throughout the 1960s. The result for the final Franklin issues is a preponderance of poorly struck coins with noticeably abraded surfaces. The present specimen not only avoids both of these problems, but it also exhibits brilliant surfaces as opposed to the typical average toning seen on the few premium Gems certified by PCGS and NGC. With only two examples graded finer at this service, the significance of this rare offering for advanced NGC Registry participants can hardly be overstated.
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