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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bsowa1029, post: 2074755, member: 34652&quot;]I wouldn&#039;t say gem grade Franklins don&#039;t exhibit reed marks, as you obviously know several other things are taken into account when a coin is graded.</p><p>Take for example this 53 S graded MS66 by NGC and CAC certified.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]384892[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]384893[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It has a clearly visible reed mark below the Liberty bell. Due to the angle of the lighting when I took this picture the mark appears far more prominent than it is in hand. Other than that hit the surfaces are smooth and nearly flawless and the luster is absolutely shimmering and dances all over the coin when rotated.</p><p>I will say that in most cases gem grades shouldn&#039;t have reed marks or any other obvious hits, but in certain cases, to me, they are ok.</p><p><br /></p><p>Those two Franklins are both beautiful, by the way. Absolute stunners.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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