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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 609, member: 112&quot;]A good point Crito - I agree. I should have been more specific and said wear from circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for provenance having a bearing on a coins grade - perhaps. It&#039;s a debatable subject and one that none of the grading services will ever admit to if they are guilty of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>But for the coin you mention - I think it far more likely that the upgrades are due more to inconsistent grading standards ( the standards becoming looser over the years ) than it is due to provenance or the coins pedigree.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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