Difference in Halves

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Difference in Halves

Postby scrapper2010 » Fri May 20, 2011 10:44 pm

Anyone else notice how circulated Franklin halves seem to have a really dull finish? Look at a similarly circulated 64 Kennedy or even a Walker and they seem to still have a nice shiny luster to it. Is this from the way they were struck or finished? Or am I imagining things?
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Re: Difference in Halves

Postby appjoe » Sat May 21, 2011 9:26 am

scrapper2010 wrote:Anyone else notice how circulated Franklin halves seem to have a really dull finish? Look at a similarly circulated 64 Kennedy or even a Walker and they seem to still have a nice shiny luster to it. Is this from the way they were struck or finished? Or am I imagining things?


Yes.I think they look more white than silver color
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Re: Difference in Halves

Postby abe » Sat May 21, 2011 12:41 pm

I never really paid much attention to that. It could be how the dies are prepared, but thats just a guess.
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