A "questionable fact" to some but "downright true" when it comes to this series.

Greetings Collectors,

First off I would like to thank all of you who emailed me with their thoughts on the "possibe" 11-D Indian. I have answered a few of you but having received 24 emails thus far and being the slow typer/pecker I am, I beleive a "blanket" thank you is in order.

In our hobby I am sure that the vast majority of you are aware that coins that are graded by PCGS on the average, bring more money at auction than their NGC counterparts. I could not disagree more with that assertion. The slabbed coins I own that are slabbed by NGC vastly out-number PCGS coins. I am only aware of "one series" that people that are in the know, prefer NGC coins over PCGS. That series is the "mint state" Franklin half. They are "by far" the more strict of the top two. Unfortunately in that, my favorite series, I own more PCGS slabbed coins than NGC. But in the same series, those same "in the know" people would much rather have a proof Franklin graded by PCGS rather than the same grade coin in an NGC holder. Again it's not because the one is much tougher than the other or as I like to say, "more strict", they are just thought to be.

But anyway I own both and I like both. I just like one a little more than the other. NGC takes the "top billing" spot for several reasons and one is that they allow we collectors to share our PCGS graded coins here on their NGC site. Very cool if you ask me.

And since I am able to do just that, I leave you with a, "what I beleive to be" a very handsome pair of a couple more "full bell line" Franklins in MS-65. I do like the "old green holders" much more than those of late. This pair of 1950 coins were bought at different times during my quest to obtain a set of mint state 65 FBL coins over the last 1/2 dozen years. I hope all of you enjoy the rest of your weekend. Happy Collecting.

WKF