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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 7874568, member: 90692&quot;]Full bands is not the same as Full Torch (IMO).&nbsp; However, they seem to be used interchangeably to mean the same thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>With Full Bands the focus is on the upper and lower bands and whether or not the lines between the bands are broken by wear or a contact mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>With Full Torch the focus is on the <i><b>entire </b></i>design; fasces, flame and bands, etc.(according to what I have read).</p><p><br /></p><p>Both Mercs&nbsp; and Rosies have a similar torch design, but how the TPGs differentiate between them for slabbing is not clear to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I save FB and FT dimes that exhibit a complete design.&nbsp; I am open to any explanation as to the appliance of these two qualifiers beyond that mentioned above…Spark[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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