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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismania, post: 1246858, member: 28971&quot;]I don&#039;t bother (nor do I even consider seeking a coin) with &#039;FT&#039; (full talons).&nbsp; Unless it gets recognized by the CPG, or it&#039;s designated by one of the 4 major TPG&#039;S, it doesn&#039;t exist...it&#039;s a non-entity.&nbsp; With &#039;full bell lines&#039;, &#039;full steps&#039;, &#039;full torch&#039;/&#039;full bands&#039;... extra designations.... it&#039;s just getting crazy.&nbsp; What&#039;s next, &#039;FW&#039; (full windows) on the Jeff memorial???&nbsp; Certain people have tried to get &#039;Full Talons&#039; recognized for quite some time now....ain&#039;t happening, won&#039;t bring any premiums, unless they ARE designated.&nbsp; And that will NOT happen with SBA&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just as an aside, one of the &#039;authors&#039; of cpm9ball&#039;s link had the highest graded SBA set, with single pop-tops (and was the leader in trying to convince, for years, PCGS to give the designation.....end result...NOPE!).&nbsp; I believe it was just one more way for him to get even more $$ upon his sale of his set/sets.&nbsp; Heck, I could say a coin has full talons.....it has no bearing on the price.&nbsp; An MS67 SBA is an MS67 SBA, with or without &#039;full talons&#039;.&nbsp; Again, if they aren&#039;t recognized by anyone.&nbsp; I have a top 10 registry set of SBA&#039;s, with 6 pop-tops, and the increase in price from when I first purchased them is MUCH more than enough for me to be happy with the results when they get sold (which will be soon).&nbsp; So, &#039;full talons&#039; is just an old wives tale started by someone who had a stake in it, in order to push prices up.</p><p><br /></p><p>If there were REALLY full TALONS, by definition, we&#039;d be able to see an actual claw, which I don&#039;t see on ANY of the images in the link.&nbsp; They look like fingers, not talons.&nbsp; That first image can NOT be of an MS64 coin...I&#039;d have to see it to believe it, then call the grading company on it for it being overgraded by at least 5 grades....image #1 is of a coin with obvious rub on it.&nbsp; Just another way of trying to suck more $$ out of a buyer...much like the difference in price between a 1975 MS67 Roosie (CU guide is $275), and a 1975 MS67FB Roosie (CU guide is $1,150).&nbsp; Without the designation of &#039;full bands&#039;, a &#039;75 Roosie in MS67, with or without &#039;full bands&#039;, would still be a $275 coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t get sucked into the &#039;full talon&#039; thing.&nbsp; That &#039;alleged&#039; #1 full talon set (and I know DRG is an expert on the series), well, the certs still did not show &#039;Full Talons&#039; on them, did they?&nbsp; No, they didn&#039;t.&nbsp; It was simply a #1 SBA set.&nbsp; End of full talon story.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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