P250 | Franklin (Factory New)

Factory New (FN) on the P250 | Franklin is the float band from 0.00 to 0.07, about a fifth of the finish's scale. It is a Classified skin from The Bank Collection and does not drop from any case. Of the four wears this P250 has in CS2, it is the dearest.

What the P250 | Franklin looks like in Factory New

The whole pistol is wrapped in dollar bills. The slide, the frame and the grip carry a scatter of hundred-dollar notes on cream-green paper, with portraits, black outlines and the hundreds numerals mixed together. Light gray metal is left only on the trigger guard and the small parts. Valve describes the finish as hydrographics with American hundred-dollar bills.

In Factory New the bills lie whole and unscuffed, and the portraits on the slide read in full. The finish has a single print run: the artwork is fixed, and two listings can be told apart only by the condition of the paint.

Where the P250 | Franklin came from

The Bank Collection, with this skin in it, came out on May 2, 2014. Valve's update note says the set was added to the drop list, and the P250 | Franklin arrived with it. The item's flavor text ends with the line "Money doesn't talk, it kills."

What to check before buying

On a P250 | Franklin listing, check these:

• float: the band is 0.00 to 0.07, and the paint is most even near zero;


• stickers from the previous owner and a name tag on the P250 | Franklin;


• the condition of the bills along the slide.

The artwork on the P250 | Franklin does not vary, so pattern plays no part in the choice.

What the P250 | Franklin costs in Factory New

The lower wears are cheaper: Minimal Wear by a factor of 1.82, Well-Worn by 1.20 and Field-Tested by 2.73.

Of the nine Classified P250 skins with a price in this wear, the P250 | Franklin is the cheapest. The nearest, Visions, is dearer by a factor of two, and Muertos and Cartel by five and seven and a half.

Getting the P250 | Franklin

The P250 | Franklin never dropped from a case. One route remains: the trade-up contract. Ten Restricted skins go in, and the collection of the result is decided by one of them. Ten from The Bank Collection send the result to that same collection.

StatTrak and Souvenir

The P250 | Franklin has neither a StatTrak version nor Souvenir packages.

Stickers and craft on the P250 | Franklin

Bills across the whole surface fight with bright stickers. In CS2 black, gray and green ones look best: they continue the artwork and do not break the composition.

Who this wear suits

Factory New on the P250 | Franklin makes sense in three cases:

• you want a Classified P250 with flawless paint;


• the bill pattern without scuffs matters;


• you are willing to pay for a narrow float band.