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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2819285, member: 112&quot;]As a general rule, the TPGs simply ignore quality of strike when it comes to grading. And they have for a long, long time now. </p><p><br /></p><p>But you&#039;re right Mike, quality of strike should be part of the grade. It certainly is with every coin I&#039;ve ever graded, and always will be. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the strike superlatives like FBL, FH, FS, etc etc, I&#039;ve said for as long as they have existed that they are meaningless. Not a one of them is even close to being an actual indicator of a high quality strike - not a one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the idea of adding another designation for quality of strike, highly doubtful that will ever happen. For one thing it would by its very nature do away with the strike superlatives. For another it would also be meaningless because even the PCGS grading book says quality of strike should be part of the grade, as does the ANA grading book. But PCGS hasn&#039;t followed its own grading book since they published the 2nd edition in 2004 ! So why start now ? It&#039;s much easier for them to just ignore quality of strike and go on grading as they have been because it allows them over-grade so many more coins. Which apparently is what the market wants, over-graded coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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