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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 2298950, member: 46237&quot;]While I appreciate the history, I&#039;m asking why it&#039;s more important in AU58-MS64 to concretely delineate circulated/uncirculated over indicating the overall state of preservation. Overall state of preservation should trump it; it&#039;s reflected in the price because it&#039;s what collectors actually believe and value over a technical grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve got technical AU58s that look like AU58s, and I&#039;ve got technical AU58s that are graded MS61-MS64. If a coin has the slightest hint of rub under magnification but completely pristine fields it is in a better state of preservation than a technically uncirculated MS60, and deserves a higher grade because of it. My point is that the technical grade is really less relevant in these situations than the overall appearance of the coin. It only serves to give lower grades to better coins. That this is how it has historically been done, while absolutely informative, isn&#039;t a justification for a lack of improvement in the grading system.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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