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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 2303370, member: 15309"]I did not ignore your consequence; I addressed the issue in post #193 and even provided and example.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Standing%20Liberty%20Quarters/SLQ1924NGCMS62_zps9cc13b67.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I'm curious, what grade would you assign the SLQ above? And what grade would you assign if there was no friction on the leg?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is possible that a coin with both rainbow toning and roll friction could receive the same grade as a coin without roll friction, especially if the toning covers the roll friction making it harder to see. The beauty of market grading is that it provides a way to accurately grade all the coins that are exceptions to the hard and fast rules that you and Doug love so much. As we have discussed many times before, strict adherence to the "wear is wear" rule would relegate virtually every mint state Saint Gaudens $20 to an AU coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 2303370, member: 15309"]I did not ignore your consequence; I addressed the issue in post #193 and even provided and example. [IMG]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Standing%20Liberty%20Quarters/SLQ1924NGCMS62_zps9cc13b67.jpg[/IMG] I'm curious, what grade would you assign the SLQ above? And what grade would you assign if there was no friction on the leg? It is possible that a coin with both rainbow toning and roll friction could receive the same grade as a coin without roll friction, especially if the toning covers the roll friction making it harder to see. The beauty of market grading is that it provides a way to accurately grade all the coins that are exceptions to the hard and fast rules that you and Doug love so much. As we have discussed many times before, strict adherence to the "wear is wear" rule would relegate virtually every mint state Saint Gaudens $20 to an AU coin.[/QUOTE]
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