SkyMan Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Christmas in April... as Austin Powers would say, "YEAH BABY!" I just got a package in the mail with 8 PCGS slabbed, envelope toned Franklins. They are not killer color, but they are quite pretty... kind of an opalescent look to them. All of them are technically nice for the grade. Six are definite keepers, and the other 2, while nice, kind of depend on what I drop at Santa Clara. The 2 I'm not sure about are 1959 and 1960, both MS65. The 6 definite keepers are 1950 MS65FBL, 1953 MS65FBL, 1954 MS65FBL, 1961 MS65, 1962 MS65, 1963 MS65. The 1950 and the 1953 DEFINITELY rock. As Howard Dean would say, "YEEEEHAAAAA!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwaine Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Congrats, are pictures coming soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown4 Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Sy, Congratulations, always nice to hear good news such as that. The coins sound great. Hopefully this will set the "tone" so to speak for next week. Or at least help a little bit!!!!! Rey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrantique Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Wow Sy congrats on those "Yeah Babies" good luck at Santa Clara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyMan Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Congrats, are pictures coming soon? Pictures will be coming, but not anytime soon. I can't image coins worth a dam#, so they will have to be shipped to somebody to image before they can be posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robec1347 Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Nice going, Sy.You're starting to get like Russ, but instead of Kennedy's, you're taking all the Franklins. Boy I sure wish I would have gobbled them up in the early nineties when I started with them. Who knew (with the exception of Rick Tomaska). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruceswar Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Rick writes a great book. I am just now reading it all the way thru in depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robec1347 Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 He knows Franklins for sure. He sent me an autographed copy of his book when it first came out (after I bought 4 Dcams). At the time I felt that I had more than paid for it. Beautiful book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruceswar Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 My copy is autographed as well. I would like to thank Skyman for my copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyMan Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Boy I sure wish I would have gobbled them up in the early nineties when I started with them. Who knew (with the exception of Rick Tomaska). Actually the top notch slabbed ones back then were MUCH more expensive than they are now. As the population figures have climbed, the values have decreased... basic Economics 101. My '49-D is a case in point. Of course, I have yet to see a nicer one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robec1347 Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 That is a great gesture from Sy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robec1347 Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Boy I sure wish I would have gobbled them up in the early nineties when I started with them. Who knew (with the exception of Rick Tomaska). Actually the top notch slabbed ones back then were MUCH more expensive than they are now. As the population figures have climbed, the values have decreased... basic Economics 101. My '49-D is a case in point. Of course, I have yet to see a nicer one. Well in that case we should have beat Rick to the punch. Maybe the early eighties would have been better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robec1347 Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Just got these two. Shopping for more if anyone is unloading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyMan Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 You got a SECOND one?! WOWSERS!!! Very nice Bob, the detail on those suckers is AMAZING, particularly the 1912. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown4 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Fantastic images of those cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsshog40 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Nice lincolns and dang nice pics!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 It's nice to see images of MPLs, are you putting together a set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robec1347 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 It's nice to see images of MPLs, are you putting together a set? I'm going to put the Frankies on the back burner for awhile. I am going to see how far I can go with the MPL's. Since I've pretty much shot my budget to *spoon*, more will come sometime later in the future. I just bought another one tonight, but won't get it for a week or so. It's a PCGS 1914 PF 66 RB. I think they are exceptionally gorgeous coins. I also think that for the amout minted, they are undervalued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robec1347 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Thanks Bobby, Rey and Sy. They make my heart thump. Sy, I told you about the 1910 in the email. Got one more coming and that is all the coins I'll be getting for a couple of months, darn it! Why couldn't my parent have studied harder in school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyMan Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Looking forward to seeing the 1914. Why couldn't my parent have studied harder in school? What, you mean you haven't taught your kids that they must support you in the style you'd like to become accustomed to?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robec1347 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Looking forward to seeing the 1914. Why couldn't my parent have studied harder in school? What, you mean you haven't taught your kids that they must support you in the style you'd like to become accustomed to?! Oh that's a good one. Fat chance. They say I'm on my own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeg Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Super coins. Just what we need, another MPL collector. These two arrived today: The reverse on this one has a toning spot that I think is caused by a hole in the slab. I haven't looked that close yet to confirm it. The toning spot is at the bottom of the main mast. Heres a close up of the spot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeKing Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I'm borrowing these photos from the coinrarities web site, hope they don't mind, but I could not resist this coin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robec1347 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Super coins. Just what we need, another MPL collector. You don't need to worry about me, Lee. You're in a different league than I am. How many '17 proofs were minted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robec1347 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 That is a super Washington cent, Mike. Doesn't that have the edged lettering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 How many '17 proofs were minted? Exactly zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I got these at the coin club meeting on Tuesday night: Then I won this one in the raffle (not bad for $2 in tickets): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown4 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Not bad at all for $2.00. Congrats Rey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyMan Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Nice coins Lee and Mike!! Good coin club coins Jtryka! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmismatist Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Bought this Raw at the Nov Mich State Show - Graded at FUN - sold the next week. Very nice for a BTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
