I wanted to "re-ask" the question that I posed in this thread. http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t61517/ No one responded to my question there, and I realize it was a bit off topic, so I wanted to start my own thread and hopefully get this answered. It is important to me to correctly understand this, so I know what I'm doing when I purchase these type of coins. Lets take for example an ANACS graded coin that is labeled "EF-40 details scratched." It seems that some have the opinion that when anacs grades a problem coin, the "details" grade is the net grade. For example an "EF-40 details scratched" grade might mean that the coin would grade EF-45 or AU-50 without the scratch. Is this true? Or is the details grade itself the grade the coin would receive if it hadn't been scratched? In this case, it would have graded EF-40 without the scratch. I always just assumed it was the latter, but the OP of the other thread seemed to indicate the former, and now I'm confused. Which is it? thanks to all in advance. John
I could be wrong but my understanding is that an ANACS grade of "EF-40 Details Scratched" means the coin has "EF-40 Details" and is scratched. In other words, without the scratch it would grade EF-40.
No, it is not true. Hobo is correct. The details grade is what the coin would grade if it were problem free. In essence, the label reads "This coin has EF-40 details, but it is scratched." They don't estimate a net grade as there is no standard deduction for problems.
