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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2303694, member: 24314&quot;]I like your thinking and the poster who put the photo of a man beating a dead horse.&nbsp; IMO, if a bunch of you were at a table drinking coffee w/that drug (suggested for me) in it; you would reach a final decision on the matter.&nbsp; I believe that everyone of you could be convinced that Uncirculated is a bad term because it has at least two meanings.&nbsp; So when does a coin loose its Uncirculated status?&nbsp; When it leaves the mint, when ....yada, yada.&nbsp; I learned (and have read here and many other places) that the TRUE technical grading system used Uncirculated in a much better way: Free from wear (the prevailing standard in the 1970&#039;s).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Now, if the guys at the table decided that the past history of the coin did not matter and adopted the &quot;No trace of wear&quot; standard; it should be EXTREMELY easy for them (and anyone else with good eyes who learned what loss of original surface looks like) to decide if a coin had a trace of wear (no matter the cause) now, and each time it was seen in the future!&nbsp; See, those dummies in 1970 at ANACS came up with a very precise system.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I imagine no one back then at ANACS gave a hoot about Cabinet Friction, Stacking, etc. (or I believe they would have addressed the issue) because to them (technical graders) any loss of luster on the high point was Friction Wear!</p><p><br /></p><p>Today, the guys at the imaginary table just need to decide on the appearance of:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Loss of surface from Abrasive Friction Wear.</p><p>2. Loss of surface from Chemical Etching.</p><p>3. Loss from Stacking Compression.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then, they&#039;ll need to decide on degrees of the above.&nbsp; How much &quot;Cabinet Friction&quot; removes the coin from MS.&nbsp; How much ...yada, yada.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now let&#039;s introduce a coin&#039;s value into the equation!&nbsp; HELP!</p><p><br /></p><p>This is what the TPG&#039;s try to do at that table.&nbsp; Sometimes they are more liberal on all of the above.&nbsp; Other times they are strict.&nbsp;&nbsp; Bottom line, all experienced numismatists know how to grade for their own needs and heck with the opinion of others <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; It would be nice if we all could agree...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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