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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 3193227, member: 27832&quot;]Hey, I already put in my 25 years as a student. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Sheldon and Guth scales both say that the presence of <i>any</i> &quot;wear&quot; makes a coin of &quot;lesser quality&quot; than an uncirculated specimen. This completely leaves out strike quality, &quot;bag marks&quot;, toning (good or bad), and &quot;eye appeal&quot; (if you believe that&#039;s somehow separate from the other factors).</p><p><br /></p><p>Me, I&#039;d like to see a <i>vector</i> grade, with separate ratings for at least wear, strike quality, and surface integrity (addressing bag marks and such). If you must, also offer a single <i>magnitude</i> that incorporates all three -- but stop saying that a dog of a bag-beaten weakly-struck MS60 is &quot;of better quality&quot; than a pristine, hammered coin with wisps of friction on its high points. Or weaseling out by <i>lying</i> that the latter coin &quot;market grades&quot; as &quot;low MS&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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