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...
We are really excited to announce that Stella has posted the entire 1993 edition of The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dollars. In the planning stages for years, this rare reference book is now available for the use of the entire numismatic community — at NO CHARGE. This is the Stella mandate, of course. Information… Continued...
[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David W. Lange. This information was originally published in 2006 in The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels.]
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Determining the rarity of the various date and mint combinations within the Buffalo Nickel series in circulated grades is largely a matter of experience, as most issues are not valuable enough to merit submission… Continued...
Date By Date:
[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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Mintage
25,445,580
Varieties
101 RPM west. (W&M photo)
Current Availability & Values
All Circulated Grades: Readily available.
Value: AU’s are worth about $4. Very high mintage makes these
[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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Mintage
4,993,400
Current Availability & Values
All Circulated Grades: Readily available.
Value: AU’s are worth about $5. Uncirculated coins are recommended as they are cheap enough. Like the
[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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Mintage
2,528,181
Varieties
101 So-called “Bugs Bunny” variety. Franklin looks as though he has buck teeth.(Breen,p.417) Probably the result of die chips or clash marks. Often sought by non-Franklin collectors as well… 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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Mintage
4,032,000
Current Availability & Values
All Circulated Grades: Available with a little searching.
Value: AU’s are worth about $5. Uncirculated coins are recommended.
MS 64
