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the nation. Subsequent population reports emanating from PCGS will reveal how very scarce the majority of proof issues are in cameo. With the release of the cameo proof book, and with PCGS'' and NGC''s leap into this market, cameo dealers and collectors will now have accurate, hard data with the release of these services'' grading reports to back up what we long-time buffalo proof cameo dealers and collectors have known for years - that exceptional cameo examples of many dates are extremely rare, and are truly among the best values in u.s. numismatics today. most collectors and dealers are very familiar with bu franklins. the majority of uncirculated bu franklin half dollars on the market are extremely baggy, and/or possess very heavy, unattractive brown or gray toning. these are ugly coins. the franklin design is a work of art in its simplicity. the bust of franklin on the obverse, and the famous liberty bell on the reverse, are beautiful when their surfaces are clear and unblemished! in addition, many franklins were issued by the mint in cardboard mint sets. the sulfur from these paper products often created some of the most beautifully toned coins in all of u.s. coinage! while rare, gem franklin halves

of bu franklins i acquired, 100 rolls of 1963-d''s, a total of 2,000 coins, resulted in financial disaster for me and my partner. oh, the bag quantity was original all right. all the rolls were in their original bank-wrappings, and had obviously never been unwrapped. the coins in these rolls were beautiful, bright blazers. we submitted the 125+ nicest coins to pcgs and proof ngc for grading, figuring if we got 40 or 50 ms 65''s we''d make a profit. the result? 5 ms 65''s!! the rest graded either ms 64 or ms 63. why? the majority had a couple too many bag marks (a common problem with bu franklins), or had a bit too much pitting on the high-points of the devices (another common problem with bu franklins), or were too softly struck to grade ms 65 (another common problem with bu franklins, or finally, had some very light hairline scratches, the result of having passed through a coin counter! by comparison, a single roll of late date walking liberty half dollars would likely have more gems among the 20 coins than the 1963-d franklins did among the 2,000. despite having populations a fraction of the walking liberty halves in gem condition, gem franklins are currently priced well below the levels walkers are currently selling at. additionally, if one wishes to compare the populations of untoned, brilliant ms 65 walkers to untoned, brilliant ms 65 franklins, the population differences are even more striking in favor of the franklins!

and a 2001 coin too us coin software database with coin world values. labels, picture catalogs (hi res), storage/insurance tracking, split-screen display this wonderful set, housed in a dansco supreme album, contains 1999 and 2000 p&d uncirculated coins, plus the "s" clad proof and "s" silver proof coins - forty coins in all (four per state)! this is the complete set of state quarters for ''99 & ''00. a great set for a new morgan dollar collector! five different uncirculated morgan dollars before 1892, a beautiful dansco supreme album and a new 2001 red book - the bible for coin collectors - all at one buffalo low price! we believe our customers are entitled to superior customer service. we want to fill your orders promptly and efficiently. most items we offer are in stock for immediate delivery; others are several days out. over 90% of our orders ship proof within 48 hours. if you have an e-mail address, we''ll notify you if your order will be delayed more than seven days. we have helped assemble more top quality sets of u.s. cameo proofs and mint state franklin halves currently listed in the pcgs set registry than any dealer in the country. we will do the same for you! we have many beautiful and rare top

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