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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gbroke, post: 1603861, member: 22585&quot;]Mike,</p><p>I don&#039;t think it&#039;s as black and white as that. </p><p>From my experience, you can have hammered strikes and still not have full steps, and vice versa. I feel they are independent of each other. </p><p>The steps are more of a product of the die wear. As far as the designation goes, full steps can be void if there is a nick from another coin as well.</p><p>This is especially apparent in many years where worn dies were the norm.&nbsp; Am I nuts? Probably.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some examples:</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><b>Great strike, no FS.</b></font></p><p><img src="http://cdn.sharemyco.in/shared_ii93691434fa36eebf36d5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://cdn4.sharemyco.in/shared_1f6d1461db68c0c825120ad4a7843b08a3509616abe95f8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://memberitemcdn.coinnection.com/shared_ii8604524fadbb590fa5b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://cdn3.sharemyco.in/shared_ii12116205014f283113c4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>Weak Strike, FS</b></font></p><p><img src="http://cdn6.sharemyco.in/shared_ii17356607506541a673b46.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>(this one is FS, it&#039;s just dirty)</p><p><img src="http://cdn4.sharemyco.in/shared_ii1735553050654151c2126.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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