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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NorthKorea, post: 23782038, member: 29643&quot;]I think this might be the best way to explain things:</p><p><br /></p><p>Grades 1-59 are reserved for circulated coins.</p><p>A different grading scale of 60-70 is reserved for non-circulated coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>It might make some feel better to have the non-circulated scale run from 1-11(10), but that would confuse new collectors. The Sheldon scale makes it simple for people starting out to know that an ugly 60 is considered better for pricing than a pretty 45.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: Or maybe it would make more sense viewing the scale from 70 to 0. This would be like gymnastics floor exercise or figure skating. You start with a maximum possible score and deduct from there. If you have a cleaned or damaged coin, that would be like a technical program that missed key elements. They may have put on the best show, but the score would fail to beat someone whose simple program that did everything would get.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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