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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2511899, member: 24314"]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> You may need to take some classes.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> It appears I'm <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />not making any sense. Try this observable FACT I've learned from </p><p>professional TPGS graders: The only things that prevent a FH designation are these in order of importance:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Ignorance.</p><p>2. Strike weakness (from whatever the cause).</p><p>3. Worn dies (full design never there).</p><p>4. <span style="color: #ff0000">Severe </span><span style="color: #000000">damage after the coin was struck - as in the head is scraped away (I've seen many of these).</span></p><p><br /></p><p>Please explain how a coin with a fully struck head showing complete design details can become not full head with a few hits? Technically it cannot; however, as we all know, grading is subjective so you can hold YOUR OWN opinion. </p><p><br /></p><p>BTW I'm also waiting for you to explain why your statement of opinion in Post#11 was inserted (to give it some "weight?") in the middle of two authentic grading service quotes as it has no relevance to observable facts or actual TPGS standards! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2511899, member: 24314"]:rolleyes: You may need to take some classes.:bookworm: It appears I'm :(not making any sense. Try this observable FACT I've learned from professional TPGS graders: The only things that prevent a FH designation are these in order of importance: 1. Ignorance. 2. Strike weakness (from whatever the cause). 3. Worn dies (full design never there). 4. [COLOR=#ff0000]Severe [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]damage after the coin was struck - as in the head is scraped away (I've seen many of these).[/COLOR] Please explain how a coin with a fully struck head showing complete design details can become not full head with a few hits? Technically it cannot; however, as we all know, grading is subjective so you can hold YOUR OWN opinion. BTW I'm also waiting for you to explain why your statement of opinion in Post#11 was inserted (to give it some "weight?") in the middle of two authentic grading service quotes as it has no relevance to observable facts or actual TPGS standards! ;)[/QUOTE]
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