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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2457215, member: 24314&quot;]It appears you are the only brave one here...<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the originators of TRUE technical grading explained the difference in this way at a grading seminar.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. AU, buffed.&nbsp; <span style="color: #b300b3">This described a coin with an AU state of preservation (grade) that is also buffed.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000">2. Buffed, AU.&nbsp; <span style="color: #b300b3">This was used to describe an AU coin that was buffed lowering it&#039;s actual grade to the XF range.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">This distinction was a &quot;classroom&quot; study to teach nuances of grading.&nbsp; In the real world, both coins are buffed - #1 is AU and #2 is XF.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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