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1951-S Franklin 50C PCGS MS65 FBL

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1951-S Franklin 50C PCGS MS65 FBL
Dazzling, intensely lustrous surfaces are free from all but the most inconsequential blemishes. Desirable with this controlled strike on the main device. Mainly white but with faint toning.

The original Liberty Bell received by the Whitechapel Foundry in 1752 cracked upon its very first strike. This bell was broken down and recast by local Philadelphia founders, John Pass and John Stow, with additional metals added to it. In March of 1753, the newly recast bell was tested and hung in the tower of the State House in Philadelphia. But, when the second Liberty Bell, as we know it today, cracked is a much debated question.

There is no document that definitely dates when the Pass and Stow Liberty Bell cracked, however, we do know that this occurred sometime between 1817 and 1846.
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