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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 7840001, member: 105571"]I agree that the OP coin should have been in a Details holder. It is clearly graffitied (if such a word exists!). Here's another graffitied coin (one of mine) that deservedly wound up with a details grade even though the marks are not too readily apparent. In fact, I had to ask the dealer I bought it from to show them to me and he had to spend a minute to see them. The graffiti is between the crown and the letters UE.</p><p><br /></p><p>The TPGs are very inconsistent in their grading standards except that they are consistent generally in giving a pass to certain types, ages, and values of coins than others. </p><p><br /></p><p>IMO, CAC absolutely should not have beaned the 1795 half dollar. This undermines CAC's entire <i>raison d'etre</i>: That collectors can have confidence that a beaned coin meets the requirements for an A or B example of the TPG's grade. Of course, that definition can be a slippery slope if CAC accepts a sliding scale of TPG grades. Then CAC would stand for nothing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Takes us right back to the old mantra: "Buy the coin and not the holder."</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348466[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1348467[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 7840001, member: 105571"]I agree that the OP coin should have been in a Details holder. It is clearly graffitied (if such a word exists!). Here's another graffitied coin (one of mine) that deservedly wound up with a details grade even though the marks are not too readily apparent. In fact, I had to ask the dealer I bought it from to show them to me and he had to spend a minute to see them. The graffiti is between the crown and the letters UE. The TPGs are very inconsistent in their grading standards except that they are consistent generally in giving a pass to certain types, ages, and values of coins than others. IMO, CAC absolutely should not have beaned the 1795 half dollar. This undermines CAC's entire [I]raison d'etre[/I]: That collectors can have confidence that a beaned coin meets the requirements for an A or B example of the TPG's grade. Of course, that definition can be a slippery slope if CAC accepts a sliding scale of TPG grades. Then CAC would stand for nothing. Takes us right back to the old mantra: "Buy the coin and not the holder." [ATTACH=full]1348466[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1348467[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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