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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 292049, member: 307&quot;]First, congrats on 5000 posts Ben!!!!!!!! I hope can last here long enough to get there as well! Second, GREAT thread, as can be told by the lively discussion.</p><p><br /></p><p>My opinion is that Doug hits the nail squarely on the head. I agree with his comments in total and would only add that I hope that I grade in neither way that you suggest Ben, I try as much as I can to objective and accurate and only after I have objectively graded&nbsp; a coin do I then make any judgements (decision of value or purchase price, etc.). As far as grade goes though, I try to remove any emotions from the grading of the coin, and judge the coin for what it is rather than get excited at what it might be.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d like to also add that if you ask people how they grade, you would expect for everyone to say that they grade accurately. In much the same way if you asked them if their political leanings were conservative or liberal, most would tend to say that they were neither but fell somewhere in the middle. My point is that most people are not subjective enough about themselves to give you an honest answer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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