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<p>[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 7791732, member: 18157"]I don't have it handy, but Rick Tomaska has a book on Franklin Half Dollars where he discusses FBL designations. Although, TPGs have specific requirements for granting superior strike designations (e.g. FH, FBL, FSB, etc.), he argues that these designations are really meant to correlate with overall strike quality. He suggests that graders should consider the overall strike of the coin when assigning a superior strike designation. I don't know if that's what happens, but it makes sense.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see cases where PMD disrupts the bell lines, costing it a FBL designation. I could argue that PMD shouldn't be a factor in granting FBL designation since PMD has nothing to do with the quality of a coin's strike.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 7791732, member: 18157"]I don't have it handy, but Rick Tomaska has a book on Franklin Half Dollars where he discusses FBL designations. Although, TPGs have specific requirements for granting superior strike designations (e.g. FH, FBL, FSB, etc.), he argues that these designations are really meant to correlate with overall strike quality. He suggests that graders should consider the overall strike of the coin when assigning a superior strike designation. I don't know if that's what happens, but it makes sense. I see cases where PMD disrupts the bell lines, costing it a FBL designation. I could argue that PMD shouldn't be a factor in granting FBL designation since PMD has nothing to do with the quality of a coin's strike.[/QUOTE]
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