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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 23903706, member: 46237&quot;]Yes, I know that&#039;s how it was set up, but <i><b>why should it be that way</b></i>? Your answer to this question, even in our previous discussions, always employs circular logic: wear is the primary determining factor because coins are graded by using wear and coins are graded by using wear because wear is the primary determining factor.</p><p><br /></p><p>You could literally replace the word wear in your explanation with the word toning. Imagine then someone matter of factly stating that toning is the primary determining factor for grading because coins are graded by the progression of toning. And realize you actually <i>could</i> grade coins that way, where blast white silver coins were MS and as toning progressed it lowered the grade to AU, XF, VF, etc. It is both arbitrary and problematic that wear is used to make this determination.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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