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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2304264, member: 24314&quot;]I guess this qualifies as &quot;most&quot; of a BEST ANSWER because it is the final word.&nbsp; Combine this with pertinent (and expertly edited) excerpts from everything above and I feel it should be posted in Frequent Questions. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I hope I understand what they both are saying so I can make a decent summary:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>eddiespin has revealed what the TPGS are attempting to do in order to grade a coin that is not MS but appears to have not circulated (or has the VALUE of a MS coin). </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Jaelus takes the true Technical Grade approach.&nbsp; Loss of original surface = loss of MS status.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In this &quot;modern&quot; age of no absolutes and changing values/standards, THEY ARE BOTH CORRECT.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bottom line: Each person who examines a coin has a personal standard/opinion based on many, many factors (including a TPGS&#039;s standards).&nbsp; That&#039;s why opinions are like buckshot into a target. Some will hit the X ring while most will not!&nbsp; Some folks care about the hits in bull&#039;s-eye, yet many will not.&nbsp; Many will not even know what the X ring is![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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