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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;faceglider, post: 1232713, member: 32190&quot;]Agreed.&nbsp; I learned that from buying a Franklin half that was graded by numistrust. It was graded MS-65 FBL.&nbsp; When I got it, I noticed that though it was a nice coin, there were indicators that it wasn&#039;t MS-65. I would have graded it MS-63, maybe 64.&nbsp; And there wee Full bell lines from what I could see. But I believe that to be relatively common for 1948 issues.&nbsp; Dies were new and strikes were often full for that year.&nbsp; Nevertheless, there is a huge value difference between MS-64 and MS-65 especially FBL. PCGS and NGC may not have given it an FBL.&nbsp; </p><p>I subsequently read up on Numistrust AFTER I bought the coin.&nbsp; Popular opinion seemed to unanimously suggest that they heavily overgrade. I am learning now.&nbsp; I still consider myself much the novice. </p><p>And I am learning as I go. ebay seems to be full of self-slabbed coins that are often overpriced.&nbsp; And I personally don&#039;t trust anything that is graded by any other company than PCGS or NGC.&nbsp; And even then, I&#039;m always a little suspicious.&nbsp; That&#039;s my piece.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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