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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Phoenix21, post: 291694, member: 7424&quot;]I grade coins kind of both. I try to grade what the coin looks like it should be, and what my gut tells me. I know some (not all) dealers generally grade a bit under if they are buying the coin, to make a profit, which is understandable. Nothing really wrong with that. When I see a coin I am going to buy or coin or so, I grade it by what I see if that makes any sense at all. Now I generally undergrade my own coins a bit, fearing of maybe missing some things, or favoring it and grading it a little higher than what it is. So I normally try to grade it conservativly if that makes any sense. When I grade a coin on here, I don&#039;t really know how I grade them if that makes sense to fit into your options. I don&#039;t think I grade like a dealer, but I don&#039;t think I grade them like a collector either since I fear of favoring the coin if it was mine. And that is just me. So I guess I just more than anything use my gut. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Sorry if this all sounds like rambling, can&#039;t really get out what I want to say. And, congrats Bone on the 5,000 post! Very awesome. :thumb:</p><p><br /></p><p>Phoenix :cool[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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