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jeffbaker67 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 06/17/2007 07:39 am does anyone have a photo of a franklin full bell lines? i can't find a good example to compare with. thanks jeff moved from error variety by Metalman Report this Post to the Staff

Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6384 Posts	Posted 06/17/2007 1:48 pm Hello Jeff, welcome to the forum! You can inspect tons of FBL Franklins (plus just about any other coin you like) on the Heritage Auctions website. You can join for free and that gives you access to all their archived images from previous auctions. Here's one of their photos showing the bell lines on a 1948-D Franklin graded MS65FBL by PCGS. Hope it helps! Report this Post to the Staff
tights24 Pillar of the Community United States 2254 Posts	Posted 06/17/2007 1:49 pm jeff, I would suggest visiting Teletrade and/or Heritage. Their photos are usually pretty good and you should be able to zoom in on them without too much trouble. Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 06/17/2007 3:20 pm You can also look at the reverse of most proofs they will exhibit full bell lines ,, although they only count on Business strike coins the proofs give a good representation of what to look for . Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 06/17/2007 4:09 pm PCGS is more lenient when it comes to the FBL designation that NGC. I forget the exact requirements of each service though. Report this Post to the Staff
BRUCE 1947 Pillar of the Community United States 834 Posts	Posted 06/17/2007 10:29 pm Rick. Can you tell me why they only count on business strike coins, I have not heard that before ? Bruce. Report this Post to the Staff
jeffbaker67 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 06/19/2007 06:14 am thanks all the tips. that is alot of help. the photo is just what I'm looking for. i have a 1963p that should go ms64-65 and close to fbl. thanks again for the help. jeff Report this Post to the Staff
tights24 Pillar of the Community United States 2254 Posts	Posted 06/19/2007 06:29 am Let's see some pics!!!! There is a pretty big price difference between 64 and 65 on the fbl Franklins if my memory serves me. I don't have any of my books with me right now. Sounds like it is a keeper though. Report this Post to the Staff
SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2797 Posts	Posted 06/19/2007 07:47 am FBL designation is deemed not necessary by TPG's for proof coins because of the minting process assures all have FBLs. NGC requires that both sets of bell lines (upper and lower) be clear and unbroken. PCGS only requires the lower lines to be clear and unbroken. 8 Report this Post to the Staff
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