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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 3001069, member: 307&quot;]well, they do get graded on a curve. All 52-S Frankies on one continuum, and the best get the best grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>My problem was more with the theory than the answer.</p><p><br /></p><p>If a coin wasn&#039;t struck well enough to strike out the planchet flaws and hits, then the strike would never be strong enough for this level of detail. (at least in my mind)</p><p><br /></p><p>I would think that those dings, hits, marks, and even what look like etching bubbles&nbsp; (from pickling brine) on Franklin&#039;s chin are either on the die, or happened post strike IHMO</p><p><br /></p><p>the &quot;lines&quot; in the toning are likely breaks in toning and not dings or bagmarks, but the ones on Franklin... I&#039;m not so sure[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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