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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bigjpst, post: 2473004, member: 21015&quot;]You can find plenty of MS67 Mercury dimes without the split bands and even MS68 without the split bands. </p><p>&nbsp;Both of the two major TPGs are pretty strict about what they will label as FSB and many times it is such a minor flaw in strike that will limit the coin it seems unreasonable. </p><p>&nbsp;That being said, you can find some amazing high grade Mercury dimes that just miss the FSB at a fraction of the cost. I think the FBL and FSB&nbsp; designations may have started out as a good descriptor for a coin with a full strike, or very well struck, but it has turned into something else all together.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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