Franklin Half Dollar

Beautifully Toned, Virtually Pristine 1952 Half Dollar

1952 Franklin Half Dollar. MS-67+ FBL (PCGS). CAC.

This outstanding Superb Gem really needs to be seen to be fully appreciated. It is far more beautiful than any other circulation strike 1952 half dollar that your cataloger (JLA) can ever recall handling, a comment that includes other Superb Gems as well as other toned examples. Vivid pearlescent toning blankets silky smooth surfaces that border on pristine. There are iridescent undertones of pale pink and, along the lower obverse and upper reverse borders, golden-olive. The luster is full and frosty, and the strike is razor sharp over even the most trivial design elements. Writing in the 2018 edition of the Guide Book of Franklin & Kennedy Half Dollars, Rick Tomaska describes the 1952 in MS-67 and MS-67 FBL as: "Rare...I have handled only five or six attractive examples in this highest grade going back to 1991. All were Mint set toned with better-than-average color." Indeed, the coin offered here is far more attractively toned than the typical Mint set Franklin half, which tend to have rather dark, mottled colors on one or both sides. When combined with its outstanding striking quality and amazing preservation, this coin is quite possibly the finest Mint State 1952 half dollar available in the numismatic market. Phenomenal!

PCGS# 86661. NGC ID: 24T3.

PCGS Population: 5; 0 finer.

Estimate: $ 27000