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<p>[QUOTE="brg5658, post: 2012333, member: 29751"]Which begs the question, why do people crack and resubmit to get those inconsequential and arbitrary one point differences -- sometimes even in the "wrong" direction?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have argued for a long time that MS coins should be graded MS60, MS63, MS65, and MS67 (as in the olden days). Any nit-picking and hair splitting beyond that is all smoke, mirrors, and self-delusion. And, under that system, I could very well tell a "nice" MS65 from an "ho-hum" MS65 without the added ridiculousness of a holographic sticker or a "+" or any other such "PQ" hallmark.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="brg5658, post: 2012333, member: 29751"]Which begs the question, why do people crack and resubmit to get those inconsequential and arbitrary one point differences -- sometimes even in the "wrong" direction? I have argued for a long time that MS coins should be graded MS60, MS63, MS65, and MS67 (as in the olden days). Any nit-picking and hair splitting beyond that is all smoke, mirrors, and self-delusion. And, under that system, I could very well tell a "nice" MS65 from an "ho-hum" MS65 without the added ridiculousness of a holographic sticker or a "+" or any other such "PQ" hallmark.[/QUOTE]
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