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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gregg, post: 3200379, member: 90419&quot;]Admittedly, I&#039;m not completely on board with market grading. (1)</p><p><br /></p><p>If a person cannot articulate in a consistent way, and apply in a consistent way, a grading standard then we&#039;ve got a crapshoot.&nbsp; If a circulated coin can become uncirculated because the toning is nice then the terms &#039;circulated&#039; and &#039;uncirculated&#039; no longer mean anything.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t subscribe to priesthoods<i> of any sort.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>I do appreciate experience and expertise but that experience and expertise has to be able to explain to me what they&#039;re doing and why they&#039;re doing it or I&#039;m out.&nbsp; The moment bag marks are discarded because some &#039;priest&#039; likes the eye appeal is the moment I start looking for the emergency exit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kurt wrote at one point that grading is more art than science.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can appreciate that up to a point; however, when a 66 heals itself up to a 110K 67+ then it starts to sound more like <i>scam</i> than science to my ignorant self.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regardless, I&#039;ll never be in the market at that level so no harm, no foul.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your perspective and patience.</p><p>It is appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>NOTES</p><p>----------------------------------------------------</p><p>1: My limited understanding of it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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