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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jtlee321, post: 3001192, member: 73983&quot;]There are certainly series of coins that are graded differently.&nbsp; The Franklin is one of them.&nbsp; I personally would have graded this a 64 tops, because of the distracting marks on Franklin.&nbsp; But for some reason, the TPG&#039;s see those flaws as &quot;As Struck&quot; because they existed on the planchet first.&nbsp; If you look at the Franklin Half over, you&#039;ll notice that the bell is fairly large and of decent relief above the surrounding fields.&nbsp; Then you&#039;ll notice that Franklin is directly opposite of the bell and the highest points of Franklin lined up with the high points of the Liberty Bell create&#039;s a fairly large void for the metal to fill.&nbsp; Add in that the planchets probably were not cared for too well during their production.&nbsp; So it&#039;s no coincidence that some of those flaws carry through the striking process. </p><p><br /></p><p>Are they distracting?&nbsp; Yes, and in my opinion should limit a grade as they are a defect against eye appeal.&nbsp; Another example series is the Ike Dollar.&nbsp; The issue there is the metal was quite a bit tougher to strike than silver.&nbsp; Again, the planchets were not handled with care and they got beat up during the production process.&nbsp; Again, the argument is made that those flaws existed prior to striking and are not counted as post strike flaws, hence don&#039;t count against grade.&nbsp; What we collectors can do is just not buy them and wait for a better example come along.&nbsp; However, in some cases an exception can be made with the color adding to the eye appeal.&nbsp; So buy the coin and not the holder. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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