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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 2485757, member: 26302&quot;]But what of 500 years of history of how ancient collectors have graded their coins? I have seen 100+ year old ancient coin catalogs and I agree with the grade assigned to the coins then, and yes it was always the term &quot;grade&quot;. I do not ever remember see &quot;conditions&quot; assigned to coins, only grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not want to repeat the MAJOR blunder US numismatics made when delineating between MS and worn coins. To them, a coin is a higher &quot;grade&quot; with massive problems like poor strike, scratches, etc. That is where they jumped the shark 150 years ago. The entire point of a grade should be the better looking the coin looks like perfect, the higher the grade. Therefor, many ancient coins left the mint the day they were struck as VF, some F.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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