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FBL or Not?
MsMorrisine
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They look like proof coins. Are they?
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Proofs are generally always FBL.
Please pardon me for being particular, but there’s no such thing as “generally always”.😉
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Don’t NGC and PCGS have different requirements for FBL, such that the answer might depend upon bell lines which aren’t pictured?
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
No fbl, jmo 🙂
Right you are Mark.
Perhaps "Proofs are considered to be FBL always, whether they meet the written standard or not" would better suffice.
proof, but is it?
assume pcgs grading standards
Is there such a thing as "almost always"?
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
I’d prefer to be able to tilt the coin under a light but without that option, my answer is that I don’t think so.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Absolutely. I don’t know where you live but in most states, the temperature is almost always higher than (fill in the blank with your own safe, correct answer).
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
FBL
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NGC is supposedly more strict than PCGS for FBL. Not my series, so I can't confirm.
Proof grades are bell line agnostic.
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Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
NGC requires both sets of lines to be full, PCGS only needs the bottom.
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Hey thanks for that information, didn't know that difference -- and I have a full FBL set outside of the 53-S (still looking for a nice one). I was a wee bit disappointed that they are almost all NGC or CAC, guess that was not such an issue.