Brilliant white with a faint hint of gold along the periphery. Surfaces are highly reflective and nearly flawless.

Swirling brilliant luster and a sharp strike.

Brilliant and well-preserved with reflective fields and sharply struck devices creating nice contrast and eye appeal. The surfaces are clean for the grade, with only minor handling marks visible under magnification.

Blast white with choice surfaces and heavy frost on the design. Most 1950 Franklins have a brilliant satiny finish and very few have a frosted cameo finish.

CAC. This superb Gem combines outstanding technical quality with superior eye appeal, placing it firmly among the finest survivors of the issue. Both sides exhibit deep, reflective mirrored fields contrasted by lightly frosted devices. Franklin’s portrait is crisply defined, with bold hair detail and clean lettering, while the reverse bell is sharply struck with clear lines […]

A sharply struck Proof with rich original red color and attractive cameo contrast. The devices show strong frost that stands out against reflective, mirrorlike fields, particularly noticeable on Lincoln’s portrait. Surfaces are well preserved and eye appeal is outstanding.

Sharply struck with rich lustrous surfaces and just a trace of toning.

Blast-white with flashy surfaces that are nearly mark-free.

Blast white with frosted devices and nearly perfect surfaces.