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<p>[QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2341493, member: 71723"]Is that really the same thing? Wasn't that caused by the creation of the intermediate mint state grades other than 60, 65, and 70? 65 was deemed no longer slicing the Bologna thin enough, wasn't it?</p><p><br /></p><p>The newer problem is the 55-63 range of grades. We ended up at a place where AU58 coins were desired much more than MS60 coins were, and the state of grading changed to make those 58's become 61's and 62's and even occasionally 63's. Essentially what happened is MOST (oh maaaan, not all) numismatists decided there was no such thing as "it can't be grade X because it has attribute Y". That HAD TO GO AWAY! What if it has all kinds of OTHER attributes that argue for grade X or even higher?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2341493, member: 71723"]Is that really the same thing? Wasn't that caused by the creation of the intermediate mint state grades other than 60, 65, and 70? 65 was deemed no longer slicing the Bologna thin enough, wasn't it? The newer problem is the 55-63 range of grades. We ended up at a place where AU58 coins were desired much more than MS60 coins were, and the state of grading changed to make those 58's become 61's and 62's and even occasionally 63's. Essentially what happened is MOST (oh maaaan, not all) numismatists decided there was no such thing as "it can't be grade X because it has attribute Y". That HAD TO GO AWAY! What if it has all kinds of OTHER attributes that argue for grade X or even higher?[/QUOTE]
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