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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4417247, member: 110226"]I find the numeric value grading system to be little more than an attempt to render in numeric form what is mostly a subjective process. It is an attempt, well intention I guess, to distill a number of factors affecting a given coin's condition into two numbers: strike and surface, as well as overall grade. For more experienced collectors these numbers are noted, but they are only some of the information that needs to be taken into account when evaluating the coin in the slab. As Doug said, one needs to look at coins and not labels. Unfortunately the two numbers and the grade on the slab often become the sole determinants for many collectors who are less analytical and more inclined to bid up or purchase based on this limited information.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, here is my best anonymous follis. It is a follis of Basil II and Constantine VIII, class A2. I have other examples that need to be photographed.</p><p><br /></p><p>I purchased it on MA Shops as an EF, which is a good, conservative grade I believe. I have no idea what NGC would assign to it as grade or surface, but it is no matter; it is not going be submitted for slabbing while I own it.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1108327[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4417247, member: 110226"]I find the numeric value grading system to be little more than an attempt to render in numeric form what is mostly a subjective process. It is an attempt, well intention I guess, to distill a number of factors affecting a given coin's condition into two numbers: strike and surface, as well as overall grade. For more experienced collectors these numbers are noted, but they are only some of the information that needs to be taken into account when evaluating the coin in the slab. As Doug said, one needs to look at coins and not labels. Unfortunately the two numbers and the grade on the slab often become the sole determinants for many collectors who are less analytical and more inclined to bid up or purchase based on this limited information. That said, here is my best anonymous follis. It is a follis of Basil II and Constantine VIII, class A2. I have other examples that need to be photographed. I purchased it on MA Shops as an EF, which is a good, conservative grade I believe. I have no idea what NGC would assign to it as grade or surface, but it is no matter; it is not going be submitted for slabbing while I own it. [ATTACH=full]1108327[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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