Are all FBLs created equal?

Based on my Franklin collection, I believe the answer is "No". NGC seems to be much more strict in granting FBL status that PCGS is. I have read journals from several other collectors (WKF for one) that seem to support this.

I know my NGC FBLs seem to have stronger bel llines than most of my PCGS FBLs, and I believe several of my PCGS coins would not cross over to NGC with a FBL label. I decided to work on an all-NGC set of Franklins with the objective of completing all except the elusive 1953-S in at least MS-64FBL. My completed Franklin set is about 70% PCGS so I'm splitting the NGC and PCGS coins into two sets to concentrate on the NGC coins. Maybe I'll eventually fill the holes in eth PCGS set; maybe I'll sell the PCGS coins to generate funds to fill holes in other sets.

Here's my first NGC upgrade, a 1950-D NGC MS65 FBL. 21 more to go!

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