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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 953386, member: 112&quot;]Not really. In fact most of the time the coins, of any denomination, that receive the special designation of FBL, FB, FT, FH, FS etc etc, do not have a full strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, the special designation is supposed to be an indicator of a well struck coin. But a coin with a full strike is a much more rare animal than a coin with the special designation. And oddly enough, because of the limitations used to define the requirements for the designations, many fully struck coins do not get the designation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Imagine if you will a Frankie that is fully struck, booming luster, nice original color, very clean - but, there is a hit on the bell lines that breaks one of them. This coin will not be assigned the FBL desination. But yet it is much, much nicer than the majority of those that did receive the FBL.</p><p><br /></p><p>The descriminating collector will be aware of this. And thus he will be able to obtain a better specimen for less money.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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