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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 24875846, member: 24314&quot;]I commented on your use of the word &quot;technical.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; Strict grading is not technical - it is just strict.&nbsp; The original grading system used at the first coin authentication service (<b>ONLY while it was located in DC</b>) to identify coins was so strict to ensure that the grade was precise enough that it would rarely change each time the coin was seen over the decades.&nbsp; When the first authentication service was moved to CO and later began to grade coins, it became the second grading service.&nbsp; The industry gave the name &quot;technical grading&#039; to both grading services to differentiate their strict grading vs the commercial grading being done in the market by dealers.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><i>Now, consider why I&#039;m frustrated:&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie104" alt=":yawn:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />The main reason most collectors, dealers, and even professional graders cannot agree on strike, wear, rub, friction, original surface, etc. <b>IS SIMPLY BECAUSE </b>99.99% of them <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> have not studied <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> the surfaces of coins with the correct lighting and high enough magnification <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> to be able to EASILY <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> tell the difference!!!!!&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> And if I <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie88" alt=":sour:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie55" alt=":hurting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":grumpy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie93" alt=":troll:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> come across <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie20" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />as a know it all <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie25" alt=":blackeye:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie34" alt=":clown:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> is because I HAVE!&nbsp;&nbsp; Furthermore, with the right tools and access to coins it is not difficult to learn.&nbsp; Anyone <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> who is not colorblind can do it.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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