This 1951 Franklin half dollar offers a stunning strike and virtually pristine surfaces that are highly lustrous with a satin to softly frosted texture. Exceptionally well defined, with a halo of rich olive-copper, rose-russet and golden-orange toning on the obverse. The reverse is predominantly brilliant, with a crescent of similar toning at the left border. The 1951 is among the more elusive Franklin half dollars even in MS-65 FBL as most of the 16,859,602 pieces produced emerged from the coining press with incomplete definition. Rare in MS-66 FBL, in MS-67 FBL the 1951 is a major rarity, with the present example qualifying as Condition Census among those pieces known to PCGS. This is an important offering for the advanced Franklin half dollar collector, especially one competing for high ranking on the PCGS Set Registry.,,PCGS# 86658. NGC ID: 24SY.,PCGS Population: 6; 0 finer.,
