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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 4210542, member: 26302&quot;]I think we are close sir, with one major difference. You believe as long as a coin is how it way struck, it is perfect that way. I am saying a coin is ABLE to be perfect, (good dies, good strike, no marks or wear), so ANY deficiency is a lowering of grade. This means a coin can be struck and immediately grade VF or F. TONS of ancients are this way. It is just like the mint struck it the day it was made, yet is only a VF or F. Ancient collectors are ok with that fact. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am with you as well as most of my coins are circulated. I actually used this logic collecting AU coins back when I collected US coins. Most of my SL and capped bust halves were what was then graded AU55-58. I loved well struck examples with a touch or wear selling for 25% of ugly MS63&#039;s. I have never viewed wear as anything other than another way a coin is not as perfect as it could have been, not the worst thing ever.</p><p><br /></p><p>The assumption that collectors, on average as I should have stated, prefer details on coin does not rule out any other kind of collecting. I find weak strikes, worn or cracked dies, etc interesting and own many. I own examples of the world&#039;s first nickel coinage, some with cracks and some without, (without actually rarer), but every one is a unique die. They cracked like crazy, which is why no one was crazy enough to try to make nickel coins again for 1900 years. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, given that coins graded XF go for far more money than those graded F or G, I think its a fair assumption that collectors want coins with more details rather than less. Given that, I am simply saying I believe ALL coins should be graded based upon details left on the coin. Collectors are completely free to desire them due to reasons, and I believe all coins are desirable and collectible, and never look down at whatever a collector wishes to collect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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