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<p>[QUOTE="gc1111, post: 301022, member: 4142"]My problem with this is that the same coin can be considered gradeable by one grader and "damaged and not gradeable" by another. In many cases, you have to examine the coin under a microscope to determine if it is "damaged and not gradeable". If the damage is so minor that graders disagree or that you need a microscope to detect it, why is it not gradeable? </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it is less valuable because of the "damage", but certainly it is gradeable. I think the grading companies have really taken this to extremes that don't make sense for collectors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gc1111, post: 301022, member: 4142"]My problem with this is that the same coin can be considered gradeable by one grader and "damaged and not gradeable" by another. In many cases, you have to examine the coin under a microscope to determine if it is "damaged and not gradeable". If the damage is so minor that graders disagree or that you need a microscope to detect it, why is it not gradeable? Yes, it is less valuable because of the "damage", but certainly it is gradeable. I think the grading companies have really taken this to extremes that don't make sense for collectors.[/QUOTE]
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