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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;yakpoo, post: 1678058, member: 18157&quot;]Not being (or ever have been) a TPG grader, I can&#039;t say what all goes into the FBL designation. However, Rick Tomaska makes a very interesting point on page 15 of his &quot;The Complete Guide To Franklin Half Dollars&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>In his book, he says, &quot;The purpose [of FBL] is to designate a coin that comes closest to exhibiting all the design detail originally intended for the coin.&quot; He goes on to say that bell lines can be weak if all the other design details are fully struck. Conversely, weak Obverse hair details can prevent a FBL designation regardless of the appearance of the bell lines.</p><p><br /></p><p>He says that&#039;s true for Mercury dime &quot;Full band&quot; or Standing Liberty quarter &quot;Full head&quot; designations. It&#039;s certainly an interesting way to look at the subject.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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