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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 25350889, member: 10461&quot;]As do I.&nbsp; As long as this one I bought goes Fine at NGC with reasonable strike/surface ratings and no problem notations, I’ll be content.&nbsp; I hope for Ch F.&nbsp; I think VF (as the dealer said) is a bit too optimistic.</p><p><br /></p><p>For me, especially with Ancients, it’s more about eye appeal for the grade rather than the technical grade itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>Though, as mentioned, I do strive to stay with Fine and up for aesthetic reasons.&nbsp; I might relax that minimum standard for something truly rare that I want, however.&nbsp; For example, if I ever buy a 1793 US Chain cent for <a href="https://www.colleconline.com/en/collection-items/20286/coins-the-eclectic-hundred" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.colleconline.com/en/collection-items/20286/coins-the-eclectic-hundred" rel="nofollow">my primary collection</a>, G4 would be the ultimate best I could aspire to on my budget… if even that.&nbsp; (There probably isn’t a Chain cent in my future.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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