As if you needed another reason to think grading ancients was silly

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I only use two grades with the ancient coins I own or am thinking about buying, they are:

1. I like the way it looks

2. I do not like the way it looks

 

You Nailed it!

oh, and I might add for me: 3. Historical juncture...

 

Well Stated! There a many coins in my collection that grade "I do not like the way it looks" but that are historically meaningful or interesting.

 

This has been a spirited and interesting thread

Needless to say I also agree the OP is grossly over graded. I rarely agree with any assigned 'grade' and assess a coin details and it's overall eye-appeal within my own personal parameters.

Once I owned several thousands of coins and about 3/4's of them were 'moderns', so I suppose I 'instinctively' place my subjective grade on all I'm interested in while comparing them to other similar types (for reasonable market value as I HATE overpaying LOL). Generally, I select coins that are most interesting to me for all the reasons @Alegandron has stated--- normal wear being less a concern than surface damage...... and historical context, cool devices and centering being most important to me within the price range I am willing to pay.