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Pillar of the Community
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01/11/2019 7:45 pm
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Rest in Peace
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With the new photos the only thing I take back is the rub on hair and wing , there is none .While this is a beautiful Mercury dime it's just NOT FSB in my book .Standing fast on this !  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Oh man...I see what you are saying the 3 horizontal bands but the one at the bottom. Is basebal21 correct though? on the description of full bands? would this be the poor man's 55 Mercury dime full bands? Edited by DoctorBurnzy
01/11/2019 8:19 pm
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Valued Member
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Pillar of the Community
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I read that article earlier...But I need a little more than that.
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01/12/2019 10:47 am
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Pillar of the Community
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I have to agree that TPG only required the center band to be fully separate, but outside of it, each one have their own definition of what makes FB. Also, its lacking luster from those pictures, even thought is a 67, it would be low end of the scale. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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FSB has been a topic for discussion for quite some time. PCGS does only look at the middle band but NGC has conflicting description about it. to me the term states "Full Split Bands" not "Full Split Band" to me that means all three. Even PCGS site states "Full Split Bands" as the official term so I don't understand their decision to only look at the middle band. I don't know if this is just a personal decision on this but I would not pay FSB price unless all three are separated. that's just me.
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Pillar of the Community
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2.5 out of 3....not too shabby then...but 3 is the goal ok. As long as that's the known consensus.
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Pillar of the Community
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What does the frog have to say?
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Rest in Peace
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I'd like to hear what justcarl has to say about FSB's .  |
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Pillar of the Community
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well no carl....no frog.....going forward I'm going to very carful now when buying high end Mercury dimes.....but just like in life......make sure to get everything split....split checks, split bands, split personalities......there's a pill for the last one. |
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Rest in Peace
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Hey Doc , you forgot split pea soup  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The standard is the standard. End of story
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Bedrock of the Community
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Full Split Bands: I've given up trying to find a truly consistent application of standards by the two major TPGs, but then I guess you could say that about any other criteria as well. The TPG submission game is all a crapshoot and no experienced collector would deny it.  That said, the Doc's well-intended efforts to show us his impressive collection seldom include images that are even close to worthy of critical discussion. |
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Quote:The TPG submission game is all a crapshoot and no experienced collector would deny it. No it's not. That is a common misconception from people with no experience though |
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