P250 | Franklin (Minimal Wear)

Minimal Wear (MW) on the P250 | Franklin is the band from 0.07 to 0.15, about a fifth of the finish's scale. In CS2 it is a Classified skin from The Bank Collection, and no case holds it. The bills on the slide are barely touched.

What the P250 | Franklin looks like in Minimal Wear

The artwork is built from overlapping hundred-dollar bills: pale green paper, Franklin's portraits, dark outlines and green "100" numerals in the corners. The bills cover the slide, the frame and the grip entirely, and only the trigger guard and the trigger stay gray.

In Minimal Wear the scuffs are small, and the overall look matches the untouched version; the difference shows only up close, on the edges of the slide.

Where the P250 | Franklin came from

The P250 | Franklin appeared on May 2, 2014, when The Bank Collection was added to the game: Valve's note records that the set joined the drop list.

What to check before buying

Three things to look over on a P250 | Franklin listing:

• float: the band is 0.07 to 0.15;


• stickers and a name tag already on this copy of the P250 | Franklin;


• the state of the bills along the edge of the slide.

Pattern does not enter into the choice of a P250 | Franklin, since it is the same on every listing. Anywhere in the 0.07 to 0.15 band, a copy looks the same.

What the P250 | Franklin costs in Minimal Wear

Factory New is dearer by a factor of 1.82. Well-Worn is dearer too, by 1.52, while Field-Tested is cheaper by 1.5: for this finish the order of prices does not follow the wear.

Of the ten Classified P250 skins, the P250 | Franklin in this wear is the cheapest. Visions is dearer by more than two times, Epicenter by four and a half, Kintsugi by five and Cartel by almost six.

Getting the P250 | Franklin

The route to the P250 | Franklin runs through trade-up: ten skins of the rank below, from any collections, with the result's collection decided by one of them. Ten from The Bank Collection give a result from that same collection. There is no case.

StatTrak and Souvenir

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

Stickers and craft on the P250 | Franklin

The banknote background is busy, so single stickers get lost. In CS2 large, high-contrast ones work better: dark stickers on the light paper read best.

Who this wear suits

Minimal Wear on the P250 | Franklin is worth it when:

• you want a nearly new look without the Factory New premium;


• you need a Classified P250 with readable bills;


• price matters more than a perfect edge.