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<p>[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 4704777, member: 18157"]From what I've read...NGC and PCGS grade FBL slightly differently. NGC requires both sets of bell lines be complete, whereas PCGS evaluates the bottom set of bell lines, only.</p><p><br /></p><p>They both allow a slight space between the bell lines and the bell crack. They both allow very slight contact marks on the bell lines as long as they don't break the continuity of the lines.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you're new to Franklin halves, it's interesting to note that the Denver Mint had the newest presses, and therefore, created the best strikes (FBL). The San Francisco Mint had the oldest presses and produced the weakest strikes. </p><p><br /></p><p>It's also interesting to note that FBL wasn't the original reference of strike quality. The first few years, the clarity of "Pass and Stow" was the standard.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 4704777, member: 18157"]From what I've read...NGC and PCGS grade FBL slightly differently. NGC requires both sets of bell lines be complete, whereas PCGS evaluates the bottom set of bell lines, only. They both allow a slight space between the bell lines and the bell crack. They both allow very slight contact marks on the bell lines as long as they don't break the continuity of the lines. If you're new to Franklin halves, it's interesting to note that the Denver Mint had the newest presses, and therefore, created the best strikes (FBL). The San Francisco Mint had the oldest presses and produced the weakest strikes. It's also interesting to note that FBL wasn't the original reference of strike quality. The first few years, the clarity of "Pass and Stow" was the standard.[/QUOTE]
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